Pillar: Agency & Engagement
31.6% of young men in Nagapattinam read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 57.8% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 14% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nagapattinam, which ranks 28 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 34.6% and higher-education enrolment at 44%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 9.1%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Nagapattinam are in the Nagapattinam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nagapattinam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.