Pillar: Agency & Engagement
12.6% of young men in Patiala read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 88.9% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Patiala, which ranks 9 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 53.8% and higher-education enrolment at 50.1%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 7.6%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Patiala are in the Patiala district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Patiala youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.