Pillar: Agency & Engagement
28.2% of young men in Viluppuram read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 64.9% 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Viluppuram, which ranks 36 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 27.4%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 8.9% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 34.2%. On women using the internet at 32.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Viluppuram are in the Viluppuram district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Viluppuram youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.