Pillar: Agency & Engagement
28.6% of young men in Hathras read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 53% use the internet, close to the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hathras, which ranks 32 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 33.6% and higher-education enrolment at 16.1%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 11.8% and women using the internet at 31.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Hathras are in the Hathras district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Hathras youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.