Pillar: Agency & Engagement
32.4% of young men in Lucknow read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 73.7% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Lucknow, which ranks 4 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 17.2%, women using the internet at 45.7% and higher-education enrolment at 37.9%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Lucknow are in the Lucknow district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Lucknow youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.