1. “
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Manthan Topic
SUNRISE STATES:REALIZING THE GROWTH POTENTIAL
OF NORTH- EAST
Team Details:
Kundan Kumar
Aditya Gaurav
Vivek Kumar
Ravindra Kumar Yadav
Shwetabh Singh
Institution Name : Tezpur University
Team Name : Brahmaputra

2. INDIA vs NORTH EAST at a Glance
INDIA
67%
NORTH-
EAST
33%
TEA PRODUCTION
INDIA
NORTH-EAST
INDIA
80%
NORTH-
EAST
20%
FOREST COVER
INDIA
NORTH-EAST
INDIA
73%
NORTH-
EAST
27%
INDUSTRIAL GROWTH RATE
INDIA
NORTH-EAST
2%
93%
5%
HYDRO POWER OF NER
TAPPED
UNTAPPED
UNDER
CONSTRUCTI
ON
97%
3%
HYPRO POWER
INDIA
NORTH-
EAST
100%
0%
EXPORT
INDIA
NORTH-EAST

3. STATE RICE WHEAT CEREALS PULSES FOOD GRAINS
A.PRADESH 163.9 5.2 77.7 9.0 255.8
ASSAM 4008.5 54.6 15.4 64.5 4143.0
MANIPUR 397.0 - 11.5 6.5 415
MEGHALAYA 203.9 0.7 27.8 3.9 236.3
MIZORAM 46.0 - 9.3 3.6 58.9
NAGALAND 345.1 2.1 127.3 39.7 514.2
SIKKIM 21.7 7.8 66.2 11.8 107.5
TRIPURA 627.1 1.2 2.0 4.4 634.7
TOTAL NER 5813.2 71.6 337.2 143.4 6365.4
AGRICULTURE
NOTE: Production in 1000 tonnes
Factors
Affecting
Agriculture
Low
productiv
ity
Technology
Lack
Farm
Power
CSS
Program
Less Use
of
Cultivate
d Area

4. AGRICULTURE
SOLUTION
PROPOSED
Technological
Improvement
Using HYV seed
Chemical Fertilizer
BIO-FUEL MISSION
Sustainable Energy
Reduce Foreign Exchange
BAMBOO MISION
Give Employment
Increase Income
Market Potential worth $5.5
bn
Promote Handicraft
Promoting Cash Crop
Tea
Encouraging in other
Area
Horticulture
Pisciculture

5. MSME (MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES)
STATUS YEAR NER
EMPLOYMENT CURRENT 2008-09 409940
EXPECTED 2010-11 532543
FIXED
INVESTMENT
CURRENT 2008-09 11218.25
EXPECTED 2010-11 15422.78
PRODUCTION CURRENT 2008-09 18183.83
EXPECTED 2010-11 25532.81
THURST AREAS
Enhanced income of farmer
Increased level of processing of
perishables from 6% to 20%
Increased value addition from
20% to 35%
Increased share in global food
trade from 1.5 % to 3 % in next
15 years
Promote dynamic/competitive
food process industry
Achieve integration of food
processing infrastructure from
farm to market
Have transparent and industry
friendly regulatory
Regime.
Inefficient power production
Lack of common policy on contract farming
Unskilled manpower
Unregulated land holding pattern
Only 2% fruit & vegetables are processed
Huge wastage (35%) Rs 33000 crore annually
Inadequate infrastructure for sorting /grading
/ packaging
APMC act. Which restricts sourcing material
from farmer.
 Local tribal people controlling the land which
comes under Assam, Meghalya, Tripura
&Mizoram
Marketing functionaries.
PROPOSED SOLUTION:-
Making effective and efficient law for this
region
Providing skill training to local people
Opening up of local co-operatives.
Provision of easy bank loans with low interest
rates.
FACTORS AFFECTING

6. IMPLEMENTATION
MODEL
Minimizing Field
Losses
Pre–Processing
Improve Transport
Improving Storage
Facility
Processing &
Packaging
Improve Marketing
BasicRequirementfor
MEMS
Agriculture
Improvements
Processable variety of
crops
Technology
upgradation
Infrastructure
Development
Transportation
Power
Market
Govt. Policies
Support backward
integration
Harmonisation of
taxes
Increase promotional
activities
MSME (MICRO,SMALLAND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES)

7. INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COUNTRIES CURRENT
STATUS
EXPECTED
STATUS
MYANMAR US$ 814 mn (2011-12) US$ 3 bi(2015)
CHINA US$ 67.83 bi(2012-13) US$ 100bi(2015)
FACTORS AFFECTING:-
 Uncordial relationship with the neighbouring countries.
 Lack of connectivity.
 Lack of technically equipped medium & small scale
industries
CHALLENGES :-
 Slow growth prospect
 Risking the growth exclusively at the cost
of local interest.
TRADE STATUS WITH NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
SOLUTION PROPOSED:-
 Relaxation on import duties.
 Creation of market functionaries to aid trade.
 Opening up more operational trade points. E.g-
Avakhung-Pansat/somrai (for Myanmar)
 Promotion of cultural exchange
 Establishment of commercial banks at border
areas for introducing Indian rupees.
 Minimising intervention of US$ in regulating
bilateral trade.
 Development of land custom stations
 Certifying Agency for product like fruits.

8. Mineral Recourses in North East
Recours
es
Amount
1. Coal 99 Million Tonnes
2. Crude
Oil
78.5 MillionTonnes
3. Natural
Gas
63.6 Billion cubic metre
4. Limeston
e
3000 MillionTonnes
5. Iron Ore 17.6 MillionTonnes
6. Fire Clay 2.1 MillionTonnes
7. Kablin 6.4 MillionTonnes
8. Lithomer
ge
71.5 MillionTonnes
MINING INDUSTRY
State Total Fuel Minerals Minor Minerals
07-08 08-09 07-08 08-09 07-08 08-09
Arunachal
Prasad
569663 575233 568140 573710 1523 1523
Assam 31902812 32965729 31467763 3254041
0
342553 342553
Manipur 2866 2866 - - 2866 2866
Meghalaya 5692833 803661 5292390 7510742 72075 72075
Mizoram 1711 1711 - - 1711 1711
Nagaland 1774 1774 - - 1774 1774
Tripura 1032921 1069401 1025280 1061760 7641 7641
India 116850026 124321060
8
70397313
1
7052765
79
187344489 187344
489
Problem Associated with Mining Industry
 Demographic Challenges
 Technical Barrier
 Constitutional Law(6th Schedule)
 Local Conflicts
Proposed Solution
 Improving connectivity and transportation
 Improving mining technique
 Considering constitutional Law
 Resolving local conflicts

9. POWER SECTOR
HYDRO THERMAL
STATE EXPECTED CURRENT COAL GAS DIESEL TOTAL
ARUNACHAL
PRADESH
47,000 423.5 0 21 16 37
ASSAM 360 325 60 441 21 522
MANIPUR 2139 105 0 26 45 71
MEGHALAYA 2214 206 0 26 2 28
NAGALAND 355 75 0 19 2 21
TRIPURA 15 15 0 182 5 187
SIKKIM 3351 570 74 0 5 79
MIZORAM 2276 - 0 16 52 68
TOTAL NER 57716 1719.5 134 787 148 1069
CHALLENGE:-
 Lack of infrastructure.
 Lack of Funding.
 Local Conflicts
 High Seismic Zone
SOLUTION PROPOSED:-
Government should take responsibility
PPP model
Improve mini hydro electric power.
Small modular nuclear reactor
Resolving local people conflicts by considering their demand

10. TOURISM INDUSTRY
 Building high quality infrastructure
 Need of helipads
 Good transport system to interior parts of NER
 Collaboration with the private sector hospitability industry
 Encouragement of niche tourism products such as adventure tourism eco-
tourism cruise-torism
 Exclusive coverage and advertisement of unexplored treasury of NER.
 Providing incentives to the accommodation sector.
 Promoting growth of local cooperatives.
 Site should be in developed condition.
 Initiative for development of niche tourism such as adventure tourism ,
Eco-Tourism,cruise tourism for new class of tourists .
CHALLENGES:-
 Private corporates may not see viability of
funding this model
 Geographic Limitations
 Terrorism
WORLD RANK ASIA PACIFIC RANK
INDIA 62th 11th
INDIA’S RANK IN TOURISM INDUSTRY
FACTORS AFFECTING :
 State & Government negligence
 Growth of Insurgency
 Lack of media coverage
 Lack of connectivity and Transportation
SNAPSHOT OF SOLUTION PROPOSED:-

11. TRANSPORTATION
INLAND WATERWAYS ROAD WAYS
NF-RAILWAYS
CHALLENGES :
 Difficult terrains
 Dense forest
 Landslides
 Heavy rainfalls
MITIGATION :
 Promoting inland waterways
 Expanding the rail network
 Collaboration with neighbouring countries for
transport facilities
 Promoting Airways

12. REFERENCE
 INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE ,NEW DELHI
 INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES ,GOVT. OF INDIA
 NEDFI DATA BANK
 PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL STATISTICS 1978-1979
 CENTRAL STATISTICAL ORGANISATION
 PLANNING COMMISSION OF INDIA
 MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EAST REGIONS (LOOK EAST
POLICY)