Pillar: Agency & Engagement
15.5% of young men in Rupnagar read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 88.2% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% 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 Rupnagar, which ranks 3 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12.1% and women using the internet at 59.1%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45.6% and higher-education enrolment at 21.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Rupnagar are in the Rupnagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Rupnagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.