An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
East Jaintia Hills has 1,326 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,31,954, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.2%. The district has 2,614 registered service enterprises.