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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ferozepur, which ranks 16 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.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Ferozepur are in the Ferozepur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ferozepur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.