Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Kapurthala stands at 100%, better than the typical district. 14.6% of young men read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
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 young men using the internet at 84.9%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 36.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.