A Common Facility Centre giving traditional craft clusters shared machinery, training, design help, and market access.
West Khasi Hills has 839 manufacturing MSMEs. 61.5% 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.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Khasi Hills, which ranks 4 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.5%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,40,545, it sits close to the national mark.