Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
South West Khasi Hills disburses ₹1,080 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. 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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 43.8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 54.3%, 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.
Mandated services and how to locate the RSETI 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.