Pillar: Agency & Engagement
41% of young men in Chennai read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 90.1% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 12% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 94% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chennai, which ranks 2 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 62.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 21.5%, women using the internet at 71.4% and higher-education enrolment at 68.8%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Chennai are in the Chennai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chennai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.