Pillar: Agency & Engagement
28.9% of young men in Moradabad read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 55% use the internet, close to the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 21% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Moradabad, which ranks 30 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 13.3% and women using the internet at 36.2%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 37.3%. On higher-education enrolment at 20.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Moradabad are in the Moradabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Moradabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.