Pillar: Agency & Engagement
53.4% of young men in Dindigul read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 73.7% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dindigul, which ranks 33 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 15.8%, women using the internet at 43.2% and higher-education enrolment at 30%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 38.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Dindigul are in the Dindigul district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dindigul youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.