Pillar: Agency & Engagement
27.3% of young men in Maharajganj read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 74.3% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 35% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Maharajganj, which ranks 68 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 6.1% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 31.9%. On women using the internet at 29% and higher-education enrolment at 19.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Maharajganj are in the Maharajganj district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Maharajganj youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.