Pillar: Agency & Engagement
23.1% of young men in Mahoba read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 63% 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 35% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mahoba, which ranks 28 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 6.2% and women using the internet at 24.4%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.4% and higher-education enrolment at 19%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Mahoba are in the Mahoba district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mahoba youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.