Pillar: Agency & Engagement
34.5% of young men in Ayodhya read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 57.5% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 51% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ayodhya, which ranks 11 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 45.6%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 5.7%. On women using the internet at 29.1% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 43.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Ayodhya are in the Ayodhya district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ayodhya youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.