Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.
44.6% of young men in Mandi read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 71% 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 86% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Mandi, which ranks 7 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 18.2%, women using the internet at 50.8%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 52% and higher-education enrolment at 42.2%.