Pillar: Agency & Engagement
21.8% of young men in Pilibhit read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 41.6% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 34% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 58% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pilibhit, which ranks 40 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51.7%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 7.2%, women using the internet at 23.9% and higher-education enrolment at 9.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Pilibhit are in the Pilibhit district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pilibhit youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.