Pillar: Agency & Engagement
47.3% of young men in Ramanathapuram read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 74.9% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ramanathapuram, which ranks 34 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12.7% and women using the internet at 41.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.1% and higher-education enrolment at 20.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Ramanathapuram are in the Ramanathapuram district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ramanathapuram youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.