Pillar: Agency & Engagement
42.9% of young men in Jaipur read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 70.5% 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.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jaipur, which ranks 1 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 22.6%, women using the internet at 51.8% and higher-education enrolment at 49.7%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Jaipur are in the Jaipur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jaipur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.