A planned zone of factories and workshops, developed by the state industrial corporation on subsidised land.
2% of North Garo Hills's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 688 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In North Garo Hills, which ranks 11 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹77,115 and formal-sector jobs at 6.9%.