A Rural Self-Employment Training Institute giving rural youth one to six week courses, with food and lodging covered.
Eastern West Khasi Hills disburses ₹6,141 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 669.9 youth per lakh under short-term skilling, better than the typical district. The Rural Self Employment Training Institute prepares rural youth to use credit like this to start their own enterprise.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 46.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 54.7%, while it lags on skilling trainees who get certified at 74.8%. On women-owned enterprises at 58.6%, it sits close to the national mark.