Pillar: Agency & Engagement
30.6% of young men in Nilgiris read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 79.2% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nilgiris, which ranks 20 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 61.5%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 41.2% and higher-education enrolment at 14.1%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 10.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Nilgiris are in the Nilgiris district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nilgiris youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.