Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.6% of East Garo Hills's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 1,352 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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 value added per enterprise worker at ₹76,324. On formal-sector jobs at 8.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.