A planned zone of factories and workshops, developed by the state industrial corporation on subsidised land.
19% of Mahe's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 168 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 19% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 74% of the population of that age.
In Mahe, which ranks 1 of 4 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 61.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 19.9%, against 9.0% nationally.