A centre that helps founders turn ideas into running enterprises through space, mentoring, and seed-fund links.
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 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 credit going to productive use at 46.6% and bank branches per lakh people at 9.7.