Pillar: Connectivity
Basti has 0.7 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 7.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 36.1% use the internet, better than the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Basti, which ranks 37 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 44.4% and young men using the internet at 67.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Basti are in the Basti district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Basti youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.