Pillar: Agency & Engagement
29.8% of young men in Dharmapuri read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 55.3% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 74% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dharmapuri, which ranks 18 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 36.1% and higher-education enrolment at 35.4%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 11.8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Dharmapuri are in the Dharmapuri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dharmapuri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.