Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
0.5% of South West Khasi Hills's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 744 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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 value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,22,222. On formal-sector jobs at 8.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.