Pillar: Connectivity
Meerut has 0.2 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 17.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 44.2% use the internet, better than the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% 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 42% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Meerut, which ranks 5 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 43.4% and young men using the internet at 71.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Meerut are in the Meerut district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Meerut youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.