Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
7.2% of East Khasi Hills's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 2,703 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 12.5%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,48,988, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.