Pillar: Agency & Engagement
32.2% of young men in Virudhunagar read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 59.4% 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.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Virudhunagar, which ranks 26 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 18.6%, women using the internet at 49.5% and higher-education enrolment at 40.8%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Virudhunagar are in the Virudhunagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Virudhunagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.