Pillar: Agency & Engagement
14.6% of young men in Kapurthala read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 84.9% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% 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). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kapurthala, which ranks 19 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12.6%, women using the internet at 60.4% and higher-education enrolment at 100%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 36.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Kapurthala are in the Kapurthala district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kapurthala youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.