A planned zone of factories and workshops, developed by the state industrial corporation on subsidised land.
0.4% of Eastern West Khasi Hills's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 297 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Eastern West Khasi Hills, which ranks 7 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,13,600 and formal-sector jobs at 6.9%.