Pillar: Agency & Engagement
27.4% of young men in Kannauj read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 56.1% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% 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). 67% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kannauj, which ranks 64 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women using the internet at 19.4%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 9.8%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.9% and higher-education enrolment at 21.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Kannauj are in the Kannauj district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kannauj youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.