Pillar: Agency & Engagement
32.5% of young men in Tenkasi read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 60.2% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tenkasi, which ranks 37 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12% and women using the internet at 49.7%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 5.1%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Tenkasi are in the Tenkasi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tenkasi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.