A Rural Self-Employment Training Institute giving rural youth one to six week courses, with food and lodging covered.
South West Khasi Hills disburses ₹1,182 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 407.4 youth per lakh under short-term skilling, better than the typical district. The Rural Self Employment Training Institute prepares rural youth to use credit like this to start their own enterprise.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 46.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 54.7%, while it lags on skilling trainees who get certified at 54.5%. On women-owned enterprises at 35.6%, it sits close to the national mark.