Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
West Jaintia Hills has 1,233 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,28,124, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.2%. The district has 4,107 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.