Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
East Khasi Hills has 17,249 registered MSMEs. 7.2% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 4% of ITI trainers are certified.
In East Khasi Hills, which ranks 1 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.7 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 575, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 2,703 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in East Khasi Hills are in the East Khasi Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the East Khasi Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.