Pillar: Agency & Engagement
17.1% of young men in Sri Muktsar Sahib read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 63.3% 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sri Muktsar Sahib, which ranks 22 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 37.4%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 11.6%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 47.6% and higher-education enrolment at 19.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Sri Muktsar Sahib are in the Sri Muktsar Sahib district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sri Muktsar Sahib youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.