Pillar: Agency & Engagement
26.1% of young men in Tiruppur read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 74.1% 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.
50% of registered enterprises are in services while 50% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tiruppur, which ranks 14 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 54% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 60.5%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 16.2%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 11.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Tiruppur are in the Tiruppur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tiruppur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.