Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.
11% of young men in Ukhrul read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 48.1% 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.
56% of registered enterprises are in services while 44% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ukhrul, which ranks 5 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 5.7%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 34.6% and higher-education enrolment at 7.2%. On women using the internet at 33.7%, it sits close to the national mark.