Pillar: Agency & Engagement
35.2% of young men in Ghazipur read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 69.3% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ghazipur, which ranks 31 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 41.2%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 8% and women using the internet at 24%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Ghazipur are in the Ghazipur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ghazipur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.