Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
48.4% of workers in West Jaintia Hills are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 43.8%, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 46%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,28,124, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) 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.