Pillar: Agency & Engagement
30.4% of young men in Mainpuri read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 51% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mainpuri, which ranks 16 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12.5% and higher-education enrolment at 25.1%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 39.4%. On women using the internet at 30.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Mainpuri are in the Mainpuri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mainpuri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.