Pillar: Agency & Engagement
28.4% of young men in Chitrakoot read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 45.2% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 80% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chitrakoot, which ranks 38 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 8.7%, women using the internet at 20.6% and higher-education enrolment at 12.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Chitrakoot are in the Chitrakoot district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chitrakoot youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.