Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
West Khasi Hills has 1,775 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,40,545, close to the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% 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 44.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on credit going to productive use at 46.6%. On bank branches per lakh people at 9.7, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in West Khasi Hills are in the West Khasi Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Khasi Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.