Pillar: Agency & Engagement
39.6% of young men in Sivaganga read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 79.3% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 79% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sivaganga, which ranks 17 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 18.3%, women using the internet at 62% and higher-education enrolment at 100%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Sivaganga are in the Sivaganga district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sivaganga youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.