Pillar: Agency & Engagement
22% of young men in Siddharth Nagar read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 56.3% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Siddharth Nagar, which ranks 73 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 38.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4%, women using the internet at 16.9%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 30.1% and higher-education enrolment at 8.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Siddharth Nagar are in the Siddharth Nagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Siddharth Nagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.