Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.
11% of young men in Dima Hasao read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 47.5% use the internet, behind the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dima Hasao, which ranks 10 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 9.9%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 40.8% and higher-education enrolment at 13.1%. On women using the internet at 30.8%, it sits close to the national mark.