Pillar: Agency & Engagement
19.5% of young men in Hardoi read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 40.4% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 36% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 32% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Hardoi, which ranks 65 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51.6%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 7.8%, women using the internet at 17.2% and higher-education enrolment at 17.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Hardoi are in the Hardoi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Hardoi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.