JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

A community institute offering free 2 to 6 month courses in tailoring, beauty, food processing and electrical work.

East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya · Pillar: Education & Training

East Khasi Hills trains 715.7 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. 31.9% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, close to the typical district. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan focuses non-formal skilling on dropouts and women who need a route back into livelihoods without returning to a classroom.

  • 715.7 /100k India 275.8 /100k
  • 31.9% India 33.4%

Youth opportunity in East Khasi Hills

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 women in the labour force at 60.9%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 96.2%, it sits close to the national mark.