Pillar: Agency & Engagement
16.3% of young men in Etah read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 34.7% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Etah, which ranks 46 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 21.7%, while it lags on women using the internet at 18.7% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 36.3%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 10%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Etah are in the Etah district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Etah youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.