Pillar: Agency & Engagement
22.5% of young men in Kasganj read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 47.1% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kasganj, which ranks 55 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4.3% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 33.9%. On women using the internet at 30.5% and higher-education enrolment at 17.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Kasganj are in the Kasganj district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kasganj youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.