Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
East Jaintia Hills has 2.2 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 14.8% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 26.4% use the internet, behind the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
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 who read a newspaper regularly at 17.7% and young men using the internet at 40.3%.