Pillar: Economic Participation
North Garo Hills has 688 manufacturing MSMEs. 85.7% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In North Garo Hills, which ranks 12 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹77,115.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in North Garo Hills are in the North Garo Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the North Garo Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.