JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

A community institute offering free 2 to 6 month courses in tailoring, beauty, food processing and electrical work.

West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya · Pillar: Education & Training

West Khasi Hills trains 120.8 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. 26% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan focuses non-formal skilling on dropouts and women who need a route back into livelihoods without returning to a classroom.

  • 120.8 /100k India 275.8 /100k
  • 26% India 33%

Youth opportunity in West Khasi Hills

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 runs ahead of the national picture on women in the labour force at 69.6%.