Industrial Estate in West Garo Hills, Meghalaya

A planned zone of factories and workshops, developed by the state industrial corporation on subsidised land.

West Garo Hills, Meghalaya · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

2.6% of West Garo Hills's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 2,562 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.

  • 2.6% India 3.3%
  • 2,562 India 9,253

Youth opportunity in West Garo Hills

75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In West Garo Hills, which ranks 2 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹85,780 and formal-sector jobs at 6.9%.