Pillar: Agency & Engagement
30.1% of young men in Coimbatore read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 85.8% 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 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 79% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Coimbatore, which ranks 5 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 13.9%, women using the internet at 67.2% and higher-education enrolment at 100%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 40.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Coimbatore are in the Coimbatore district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Coimbatore youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.