Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.
34.4% of young men in Mathura read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 50.4% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 74% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Mathura, which ranks 22 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 40.1%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 7.4%, women using the internet at 24.9% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42%.