Pillar: Education & Training
Eastern West Khasi Hills trains 669.9 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 74.8% go on to get certified, behind the typical district. The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra is a dedicated centre for this short-course, certification-linked training.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Eastern West Khasi Hills, which ranks 9 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 12.6.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Eastern West Khasi Hills are in the Eastern West Khasi Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Eastern West Khasi Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.