Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
West Garo Hills has 2,562 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹85,780, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In West Garo Hills, which ranks 3 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.6%. The district has 7,857 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in West Garo Hills are in the West Garo Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Garo Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.