Pillar: Connectivity
Pauri Garhwal has 1.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, close to the typical district. 12.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 52.9% use the internet, better than the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pauri Garhwal, which ranks 7 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 68.9%. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 24.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Pauri Garhwal are in the Pauri Garhwal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pauri Garhwal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.