Pillar: Agency & Engagement
44.3% of young men in Khammam read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 58.5% 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% 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 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Khammam, which ranks 13 of 33 in Telangana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 18.7% and higher-education enrolment at 42.2%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 39%. On women using the internet at 29.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Khammam are in the Khammam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Khammam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.