Pillar: Agency & Engagement
19.3% of young men in Vellore read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 67.3% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 44% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Vellore, which ranks 6 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 44.7% and higher-education enrolment at 51.9%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 6.4%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Vellore are in the Vellore district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Vellore youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.