Pillar: Agency & Engagement
34.1% of young men in Bikaner read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 65% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 48% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bikaner, which ranks 12 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12.1%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 15.5%. On women using the internet at 30.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Bikaner are in the Bikaner district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bikaner youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.