Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.
37.5% of young men in Patan read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 59% use the internet, close to the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Patan, which ranks 27 of 33 in Gujarat 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 30.3%, while it lags on women using the internet at 22.5%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 10.2% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.7%, it sits close to the national mark.