Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
1.5% of West Khasi Hills's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 839 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,40,545 and formal-sector jobs at 8.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.