Pillar: Education & Training
South Garo Hills trains 238.1 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. Of those trained, 97.8% go on to get certified, close to the typical district. The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra is a dedicated centre for this short-course, certification-linked training.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 36% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In South Garo Hills, which ranks 6 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 2.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in South Garo Hills are in the South Garo Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the South Garo Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.