Pillar: Agency & Engagement
34.4% of young men in Mathura read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 50.4% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% 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). Only 43% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mathura, which ranks 21 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 40.1%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 7.4% and women using the internet at 24.9%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Mathura are in the Mathura district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mathura youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.