A Common Facility Centre giving traditional craft clusters shared machinery, training, design help, and market access.
West Jaintia Hills has 1,233 manufacturing MSMEs. 59.6% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Jaintia Hills, which ranks 5 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.2% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,28,124.