Pillar: Agency & Engagement
26.3% of young men in Champawat read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 81.3% use the internet, better than 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 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 47% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Champawat, which ranks 4 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12.7%, women using the internet at 50.2% and higher-education enrolment at 31.3%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Champawat are in the Champawat district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Champawat youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.