Pillar: Agency & Engagement
27.1% of young men in Amethi read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 74.6% use the internet, better than the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Amethi, which ranks 14 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 35.2%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 2.5% and higher-education enrolment at 7.7%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Amethi are in the Amethi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Amethi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.