A Rural Self-Employment Training Institute giving rural youth one to six week courses, with food and lodging covered.
North Garo Hills disburses ₹2,470 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 87.4 youth per lakh under short-term skilling, behind the typical district. The Rural Self Employment Training Institute prepares rural youth to use credit like this to start their own enterprise.
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. 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 30.8%. On women-owned enterprises at 19.4%, it sits close to the national mark.