Pillar: Agency & Engagement
23.9% of young men in Ambedkar Nagar read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 61.8% 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.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ambedkar Nagar, which ranks 45 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 44.9%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 5.7% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 34.5%. On women using the internet at 27.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Ambedkar Nagar are in the Ambedkar Nagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ambedkar Nagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.