Pillar: Agency & Engagement
23.8% of young men in Azamgarh read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 70% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Azamgarh, which ranks 63 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 31.2%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 32.9%. On women using the internet at 31.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Azamgarh are in the Azamgarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Azamgarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.