A Common Facility Centre giving traditional craft clusters shared machinery, training, design help, and market access.
East Khasi Hills has 2,703 manufacturing MSMEs. 75.8% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In East Khasi Hills, which ranks 1 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 7.2%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,48,988, it sits close to the national mark.