Pillar: Agency & Engagement
22.9% of young men in Hoshiarpur read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 90.4% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Hoshiarpur, which ranks 12 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 14.2% and women using the internet at 67.6%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 17.3%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Hoshiarpur are in the Hoshiarpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Hoshiarpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.