Nagar Panchayat, Nagar Palika, or Nagar Nigam by population. Provides water, sanitation, roads, and trade licences.
Daman has generated 66 jobs through self-employment loans. The Urban Local Body runs the municipal services and livelihood schemes that sit on top of this base.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 26% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 33% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Daman, which ranks 1 of 3 in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 47.5%. On gram panchayats with working broadband at 100%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 8,844 registered enterprises.