Pillar: Agency & Engagement
27.6% of young men in Vikarabad read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 53.9% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Vikarabad, which ranks 29 of 33 in Telangana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 14.9% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51.6%, while it lags on women using the internet at 13.9% and higher-education enrolment at 4.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Vikarabad are in the Vikarabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Vikarabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.