Pillar: Connectivity
Tarn Taran has 0 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 6.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 47.1% use the internet, better than the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 34% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tarn Taran, which ranks 15 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 63.5%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 10.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Tarn Taran are in the Tarn Taran district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tarn Taran youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.