Pillar: Connectivity
East Jaintia Hills has 0 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 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 trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 17.7% and young men using the internet at 40.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library 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.