Pillar: Agency & Engagement
31.9% of young men in Gorakhpur read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 73.8% 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 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 51% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gorakhpur, which ranks 24 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 36.1% and higher-education enrolment at 29.7%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 9.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 35.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Gorakhpur are in the Gorakhpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gorakhpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.