1. MANTHAN TOPIC :
REALIZING THE GROWTH POTENTIAL
OF NORTH-EAST
Team : Achievers
Lovely Professional University
Team leader: Rajkamal Roy

2. BASIC STRENGTHS OF NORTH EAST
•Large natural resources and potential for growth in the agro-forestry sector
including expansive and extensive bamboo plantation, exotic flora.
•Large mineral deposits (particularly in Assam and Meghalaya).
•A bio-diversity hot spot.
•Vast water resources including tremendous hydro power potential.
•Great promise for tourism development.
•Proximity to one of world’s fastest growing economies, S.E. Asia.
•A literate population.
•Rich heritage of handicrafts.
•Unique community spirit and democratic traditional system of local self-
government
* TRIVA: The forest cover in the region constitutes 52 % of its total geographical area.

3. NORTH – EAST IN SHORT
Total states: 8
Geographical area: 2,62,179 sq. km (7.9% of India)
Total population: 44.5 million
Total agricultural Land: 84,532 sq.km
Industrial growth rate: 3.94% annual
No. of state whose BPL is above 30%= 6
Average GSDP of North East States(Gross State Domestic Product) =11.225% (All India GSDP = 11.6)
No. of state below countries GSDB average = 4

4. STATE WISE ACTION PLAN
ARUNACHAL PRADESH:
 Power generation(Mainly Hydro)
The State has the potential to
generate additional 57,000 MW.
 Mineral Based Industry
 Agriculture and Forest Based
Industries
 Tourism(Itanagar,Tawang,Miao
and Roing)
 Textile(Handloom Products)
Potential Thrust Areas Major state issues
 Indo - China Border issue
 Transport(Road coverage is
only 64.7%) & no railway
connections
 Insurgency
 Poverty(37.4% under BPL)
 Unemployment
Suggested solution: 1) Construction of road should be under any
centralized authority
2) Promoting tourism sector as it will generate around 1 – 2 lakh
new jobs
3) Initiating railway projects

5. ASSAM :
 Tea (The State accounts for 55%
of the National Produce)
 Energy
 Limestone mines
 Cement
 Medicinal Plants
 Agriculture70% of the workforce
in Assam is engaged in
Agriculture related activities
 Horticulture
 Border tension with
Bangladesh
 Terrorism
 Transportation(The barak
railway project is running
from past 15 years but
progress is only 37%)
 Unemployment(about 52%
youth is unemployed)
Potential Thrust Areas Major state issues
Suggested solutions: 1) Peace negotiations with terrorist groups
2) More border security
3) Promoting Self employment schemes
4) Inviting more pharmaceutical and cement manufacturing companies in
order to covert the raw products into finished products efficiently

6. MEGHALAYA :
 Agriculture and Food Processing
 Horticulture
 Mining
 Cement Industry
 Tourism( Shillong ,Cherapunji and
tura)
 Hydroelectric Power
 Dairy & Livestock
 Handloom and Handicrafts
 Steel Processing
 Uranium reserve
 Illegal coal extraction
 Transportation (poor
connectivity with rest of
India)
 BPL population= 33.87
 Low literacy rate(only
57.5%)
 Uranium extraction is
restricted
Potential Thrust Areas Major state issues
Suggested solutions:1) Proper road connectivity so that resources can be
shared
2) Indian govt. should utilize the available uranium reserve rather than importing
it from foreign countries( save around 72-74% of production cost)
3) E-learning projects should be carried out in remote areas.

7. MANIPUR:
 Khadi and Village (Khadi and
Village Industry produces goods
worth Euro 7.3 Million every
year)
 Handloom
 Handicrafts
 Sericulture
 Food Processing
 Bamboo Processing
 Tourism ( Imphal , Moreh and
Loktak)
 Terrorism(82% of the govt.
projects are effected)
 Frequent strikes(Leads to
price hike )
 No railway connections
( Ziribam is only connected
through railway)
 Lack of infrastructure
Potential Thrust Areas Major state issues
Suggested solutions: 1) Initiation of railway projects
2)Central concern on state issues in order to stop strikes
3) Creating opportunities for new industries (Mainly food
processing)
4)Promoting tourism (employment estimated : 0.2 million

8. NAGALAND :
 Bamboo
 Agriculture & Allied Industries
 Horticulture
 Sericulture
 Minerals and Mining
 Sericulture
 Handloom and Handicrafts
 Tourism(Dimapur and
Kohima)
 Insurgency
 Poor road and railway
connectivity(Dimapur is only
railway connected station)
 Inter state border tension
 Unemployment
Potential Thrust Areas Major state issues
Suggested solutions: 1) Initialization of more railway projects
2) Self employment schemes should be employed
3) Tourism should be promotes( In Nagaland the famous Hornbill
festival attracts more than 10000 tourist , it is so estimated that
proper road connectivity will raise the gathering by (70-80)%
4)Central concern over border issues

9. MIZORAM:
 Bamboo(Mizoram hosts 14% of
the Bamboo Cultivation Area in
India)
 Sericulture
 Agriculture & Horticulture
 Tourism
 Food Processing
 Khadi and Handloom
 Minerals and Stones
 Poor road condition
 Lack of proper health
services
 Lack of govt. initiation in
terms of national projects
 No railway link
Potential Thrust Areas Major state issues
Suggested Solutions:1) NHAI and BRO should take this as top
priority and immediately construct the pending projects
2) Railway projects should come up
3) Attractive industrial setup proposal should be made by state
govt.

10. TRIPURA:
 Natural Gas,
 Food Processing,
 Rubber
 Tea
 Bamboo
 Handloom and Handicrafts,
Sericulture
 Tourism (Agartala, Pilak and
Jampui)
 IT and Medicinal Plants
 Indo – Bangladesh
border
 Smuggling
 Insurgency
 Land conversion
 Lack of industrial
infrastructure
Potential Thrust Areas Major state issues
Suggested solutions: 1) Special force should be made to
tackle smuggling and should be centrally monitored.
2) Attractive industrial schemes should be launched by govt.
3) Tourism should be given high priority

11. SIKKIM:
 Tourism()
 Agriculture
 Agro Processing
 Handlooms and Handicrafts(Euro
5.34 Million has been invested by
State to promote silk)
 Hydroelectric Power
 Tea
 Minerals
 Sericulture
 Horticulture
 Indo –Tibbet border
 Smuggling
 Land conversion
 Lack of industrial
infrastructure
 Illiteracy
 Poor road conditions
Potential Thrust Areas Major state issues
Suggested solutions : 1) BRO (border road organization) should
complete all its pending projects and the road maintenance should be
handed over to a specialized authority
2) Industrial awareness should be promoted.
3)Tourism industry should get more priority.
4) E-learning should be promoted in remote areas.

12. RESOURCES USED
• http://manipur.nic.in
• http://www.assamgovt.nic.in
• http://arunachalgovernor.gov.in
• http://www.arunachalpwd.org
• http://mizoram.nic.in/
• http://mizopwd.nic.in/
• http://tourismnagaland.com/
• http://www.sikkim.gov.in/
• http://www.tripura.nic.in/
• http://www.sikkimpower.org/power/index.aspx