Pillar: Agency & Engagement
32.5% of young men in Tirunelveli 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 34% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tirunelveli, which ranks 10 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12%, women using the internet at 49.7% and higher-education enrolment at 56.9%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 35.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Tirunelveli are in the Tirunelveli district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tirunelveli youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.