Pillar: Economic Participation
South West Garo Hills has 801 manufacturing MSMEs. 73.7% 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.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 33% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In South West Garo Hills, which ranks 10 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.1% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹84,617.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in South West Garo Hills are in the South West Garo Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the South West Garo Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.