A planned zone of factories and workshops, developed by the state industrial corporation on subsidised land.
0.8% of Lahaul and Spiti's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 144 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
88% of registered enterprises are in services while 12% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lahaul and Spiti, which ranks 12 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 20.9%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹76,322.