Pillar: Agency & Engagement
22.7% of young men in Pithoragarh read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 78.3% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 24% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pithoragarh, which ranks 5 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12.5%, women using the internet at 51.3%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 56.2% and higher-education enrolment at 27.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Pithoragarh are in the Pithoragarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pithoragarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.