A planned zone of factories and workshops, developed by the state industrial corporation on subsidised land.
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. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In South West Khasi Hills, which ranks 10 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,22,222 and formal-sector jobs at 6.9%.