Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.
27.4% of young men in Kanpur Dehat read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 47.8% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kanpur Dehat, which ranks 55 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 24.8%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 6.7%, women using the internet at 17.8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 36.6%.