Pillar: Agency & Engagement
30.1% of young men in Deoria read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 71.7% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Deoria, which ranks 34 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 48.4% and higher-education enrolment at 24.2%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 33.2%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 9.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Deoria are in the Deoria district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Deoria youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.