Pillar: Agency & Engagement
43.3% of young men in Jhansi read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 72.9% 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 49% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jhansi, which ranks 9 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 15.3%, women using the internet at 45.7% and higher-education enrolment at 28.5%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Jhansi are in the Jhansi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jhansi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.