MY Bharat / NYKS in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh

Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.

Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh · 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.

  • 22.5% India 27.4%
  • 47.1% India 57.7%

Youth opportunity in Kasganj

79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Kasganj, which ranks 57 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4.3%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 33.9% and higher-education enrolment at 17.9%. On women using the internet at 30.5%, it sits close to the national mark.