Pillar: Agency & Engagement
30.8% of young men in Firozabad read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 48.5% 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.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% 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 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Firozabad, which ranks 44 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 7.4%, women using the internet at 26.8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 41.1%. On higher-education enrolment at 18.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Firozabad are in the Firozabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Firozabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.