A public-sector bank, regional rural bank, or district cooperative branch handling accounts, DBT and Mudra loans.
Narmada has 9.4 bank branches per lakh population, behind the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 66, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Narmada, which ranks 26 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.3 out of 100. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹19,008, credit going to productive use at 59.6% and women with a bank account at 76.1%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 8,596 registered enterprises.