Pillar: Agency & Engagement
24% of young men in Tiruchirappalli read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 61.8% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tiruchirappalli, which ranks 13 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 15%, women using the internet at 34.2% and higher-education enrolment at 67.9%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Tiruchirappalli are in the Tiruchirappalli district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tiruchirappalli youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.