MY Bharat / NYKS in Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.

Agra, Uttar Pradesh · 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.

  • 36.7% India 27.4%
  • 59.1% India 57.7%

Youth opportunity in Agra

67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Agra, which ranks 14 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.