Pillar: Agency & Engagement
26.4% of young men in Jhalawar read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 55.4% use the internet, close to 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 41% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jhalawar, which ranks 32 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 59.1%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 8.5%, women using the internet at 19.5% and higher-education enrolment at 10.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Jhalawar are in the Jhalawar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jhalawar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.