Pillar: Education & Training
East Jaintia Hills trains 324 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 87.5% go on to get certified, close to the typical district. The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra is a dedicated centre for this short-course, certification-linked training.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 333.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) 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.