Meghalaya recently operationalised its largest apparel manufacturing unit owned by the School of Livelihood and Rural Development (SLRD), the unit was originally set up in 2017 by the Union Ministry of Textiles, , and has remained idle since then. Covering an area of 45,000 sq. ft, the unit has three divisions. Two of them accommodate 105 sewing machines each, while the third division is equipped with 70 machines. It is expected that the unit will create 1,500 jobs in the region.

The unit was set up at South West Garo Hills district under the North East Region Textiles Promotion Scheme (NERTPS), an umbrella scheme for the development of various segments of textiles such as silk, handloom, handicrafts and apparels. Production at the unit has begun and will be ramped up in stages to meet the market demand in India and Bangladesh.