Pillar: Agency & Engagement
17.6% of young men in Banda read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 55.7% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Banda, which ranks 58 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 53%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 9.1% and women using the internet at 15.4%. On higher-education enrolment at 19.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Banda are in the Banda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Banda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.