Pillar: Agency & Engagement
26.7% of young men in Moga read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 76.6% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Moga, which ranks 21 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12.9% and women using the internet at 48.1%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 15%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Moga are in the Moga district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Moga youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.