Pillar: Agency & Engagement
24.6% of young men in Barmer read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 70.9% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Barmer, which ranks 23 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 43.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 53.7%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 2.3% and higher-education enrolment at 10.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Barmer are in the Barmer district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Barmer youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.