Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
East Garo Hills has 2,970 registered MSMEs. 2.6% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 15, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,352 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.