Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
East Jaintia Hills has 3,940 registered MSMEs. 5.2% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 37% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In East Jaintia Hills, which ranks 8 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 40, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,326 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in East Jaintia Hills are in the East Jaintia Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the East Jaintia Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.