Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
48.4% of workers in East Garo Hills are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies 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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 43.8%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹76,324 and households in the poorest wealth group at 32.7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) 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.