Pillar: Agency & Engagement
21.6% of young men in Barabanki read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 32.7% use the internet, behind the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 41% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 34% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Barabanki, which ranks 66 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 58.6% and higher-education enrolment at 21.5%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 6.3% and women using the internet at 21%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Barabanki are in the Barabanki district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Barabanki youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.