Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
East Khasi Hills has 14,546 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,48,988, close to the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 18.8, while it lags on credit going to productive use at 47.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre 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.