Pillar: Agency & Engagement
14.4% of young men in Uttar Kashi read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 76% 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 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Uttar Kashi, which ranks 12 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 39.1%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4.7% and higher-education enrolment at 17.1%. 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 Uttar Kashi are in the Uttar Kashi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Uttar Kashi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.