Pillar: Economic Participation
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. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In East Garo Hills, which ranks 5 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 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.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in East Garo Hills are in the East Garo Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the East Garo Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.