Pillar: Agency & Engagement
36.7% of young men in Agra read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 59.1% 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.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 55% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Agra, which ranks 15 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 13.2% and higher-education enrolment at 24.1%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 37.9%. On women using the internet at 32.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Agra are in the Agra district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Agra youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.