Pillar: Connectivity
31% of gram panchayats in East Jaintia Hills are BharatNet service-ready, behind the typical district. 26.4% of women use the internet, behind the typical district. The Aadhaar Enrolment Centre is often the first digital-identity touchpoint on this connectivity base.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In East Jaintia Hills, which ranks 6 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men using the internet at 40.3% and women with a bank account at 61.9%.
What the Aadhaar Enrolment Centre is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Aadhaar Enrolment Centre reference. For East Jaintia Hills specifically, see the East Jaintia Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The East Jaintia Hills youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.