Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
South West Khasi Hills has 1,091 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,22,222, behind the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
59% of registered enterprises are in services while 41% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In South West Khasi Hills, which ranks 11 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40 out of 100. It trails the national picture on credit going to productive use at 48.2% and bank branches per lakh people at 9.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in South West Khasi Hills are in the South West Khasi Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the South West Khasi Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.