Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
East Khasi Hills has 2,703 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,48,988, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 7.2%. The district has 14,546 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.