Pillar: Agency & Engagement
18.6% of young men in Sonbhadra read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 44.1% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sonbhadra, which ranks 33 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 61.6%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 6.9%, women using the internet at 21.3% and higher-education enrolment at 15.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Sonbhadra are in the Sonbhadra district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sonbhadra youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.