Pillar: Connectivity
West Jaintia Hills has 13.9 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 41.2, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Jaintia Hills, which ranks 7 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on credit going to productive use at 52.2% and women with a bank account at 63.3%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹9,820, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 5,340 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in West Jaintia Hills are in the West Jaintia Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Jaintia Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.