A planned zone of factories and workshops, developed by the state industrial corporation on subsidised land.
1.7% of South Garo Hills's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 835 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% 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 South Garo Hills, which ranks 9 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹76,477 and formal-sector jobs at 6.9%.