A planned zone of factories and workshops, developed by the state industrial corporation on subsidised land.
1.1% of South West Garo Hills's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 801 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 39% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In South West Garo Hills, which ranks 8 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹84,617 and formal-sector jobs at 6.9%.