Pillar: Education & Training
East Garo Hills trains 105.3 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra is a dedicated centre for this short-course, certification-linked training.
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 apprentices per lakh youth at 153.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) 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.