Pillar: Agency & Engagement
46.9% of young men in Kota read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 71% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kota, which ranks 13 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 29.1%, women using the internet at 50.4% and higher-education enrolment at 100%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Kota are in the Kota district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kota youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.