Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.
44.4% of young men in Patna read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 51% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Patna, which ranks 1 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 25.2% and higher-education enrolment at 34.6%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 32.4%. On women using the internet at 30%, it sits close to the national mark.