Pillar: Agency & Engagement
41.6% of young men in Etawah read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 66.1% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Etawah, which ranks 22 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12%, women using the internet at 37.9% and higher-education enrolment at 26.6%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 39%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Etawah are in the Etawah district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Etawah youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.