A Common Facility Centre giving traditional craft clusters shared machinery, training, design help, and market access.
East Garo Hills has 1,352 manufacturing MSMEs. 80% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
54% of registered enterprises are in services while 46% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In East Garo Hills, which ranks 12 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 37.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.6% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹76,324.