Pillar: Agency & Engagement
35.5% of young men in Baghpat read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 66.9% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% 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 Baghpat, which ranks 7 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12.1% and women using the internet at 46.4%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 40.9%. On higher-education enrolment at 18.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Baghpat are in the Baghpat district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Baghpat youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.