Pillar: Agency & Engagement
11.5% of young men in Jalandhar read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 83.2% 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jalandhar, which ranks 5 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 13.9%, women using the internet at 71.9% and higher-education enrolment at 24.7%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 38.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Jalandhar are in the Jalandhar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jalandhar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.