Pillar: Agency & Engagement
17% of young men in Sitapur read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 46.7% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 36% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 55% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sitapur, which ranks 67 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 3.3%, women using the internet at 10.7% and higher-education enrolment at 12.1%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Sitapur are in the Sitapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sitapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.