MY Bharat / NYKS in Ferozepur, Punjab

Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.

Ferozepur, Punjab · Pillar: Agency & Engagement

12% of young men in Ferozepur read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 69% use the internet, better than the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.

  • 12% India 27%
  • 69% India 58%

Youth opportunity in Ferozepur

75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 80% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Ferozepur, which ranks 17 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 43.6%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 41.9%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 10.4% and higher-education enrolment at 20%, it sits close to the national mark.