A planned zone of factories and workshops, developed by the state industrial corporation on subsidised land.
3.1% of Narmada's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 1,558 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,09,877 and formal-sector jobs at 4.8%.