Pillar: Agency & Engagement
22% of young men in Gonda read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 51.4% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gonda, which ranks 61 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 24.8%, while it lags on women using the internet at 21.1%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 10.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Gonda are in the Gonda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gonda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.