Pillar: Agency & Engagement
31.9% of young men in Nainital read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 76.7% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nainital, which ranks 1 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 23.1%, women using the internet at 44.8% and higher-education enrolment at 100%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 47.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Nainital are in the Nainital district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nainital youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.