Pillar: Economic Participation
Ri Bhoi has 1,440 manufacturing MSMEs. 75% 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 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ri Bhoi, which ranks 2 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 9.8%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,46,529, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Ri Bhoi are in the Ri Bhoi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ri Bhoi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.