The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In East Jaintia Hills, 44.1% of women are anaemic, better than the typical district. 49.8% of children under five are stunted, behind the typical district. 12.3% of women have low BMI, better than the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
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 households in the poorest wealth group at 38.6%.