A planned zone of factories and workshops, developed by the state industrial corporation on subsidised land.
3.2% of Lepa Rada's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 120 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lepa Rada, which ranks 19 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 16.1%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,50,068, it sits close to the national mark.