Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.
29.3% of young men in Kolasib read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 93.1% 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 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kolasib, which ranks 4 of 11 in Mizoram for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 33.5% and women using the internet at 67.1%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 27.3% and higher-education enrolment at 12%.