Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.
29.7% of young men in Kachchh read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 67.5% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kachchh, which ranks 14 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 9.7% and higher-education enrolment at 11.1%. On women using the internet at 30.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 43.3%, it sits close to the national mark.