This document proposes a model to realize the growth potential of India's North-East region by building connectivity, increasing employment opportunities, and promoting tourism and trade. It outlines the formation of a central government system with various departments to oversee the implementation of the model. This would include recruiting 70,000 volunteers from the region to create awareness campaigns and address issues like unemployment, low exports, and lack of infrastructure. The estimated total cost is 5 billion rupees. The impact would be increased agriculture, connectivity to other states, industrialization, exports, and overall economic growth and development in the North-East region by addressing current challenges.

1. MANTHAN TOPIC : SUNRISE STATES
Building a model to realize the growth potential of North-East
Team Details:
SHRESTHI GARG
AMBICA MITAL
SHREYAA GAUTAM
PRIYA GUPTA
BHAWNA KAUSHIK

2. High literacy rates and Still High unemployment !
STATES LITERAC
Y
RATE *
Arunachal
Pradesh
70.33
Assam 72.19
Manipur 79.85
Meghalaya 75.84
Mizoram 91.58
Nagaland 79.55
Sikkim 82.2
Tripura 87.3
India 74.04
*Source: NSSO(2006) “Employment and Unemployment Situation in India 2004-05” Report no.515
STATISTICS
•The number of people in the North-
East claiming jobseekers allowance
stood at 93,400 or 7.7 per cent,
compared to 4.7 per cent nationally.
•The region’s jobless total stood at
125,000 or 9.7 per cent – a fall of 2,000 -
for the final quarter of 2012.
•At current trends it is predicted that in
the decade of 2011-2021 there will be
only 2.6 million
jobs for 17 million job seekers in the
North Eastern Region.
STATES
YOUTH
UNEMPLOY
MENT
RATE
(URBAN)*
YOUTH
UNEMPLOY
MENT RATE
( RURAL)*
AP 4 5.6
ASSAM 23.3 9.7
MANIPUR 19.3 3.9
MEGHALAY
A
12.5 0.8
MIZORAM 4.9 1.3
NAGALAND 27.7 14.9
SIKKIM 8 7
TRIPURA 61.4 33
INDIA 11.9 5.7

3. Connectivity Resolved here.
To know more about the internal issues urging in
those states some competitions must be organized
for the under graduates in a way much similar to
Manthan.
Further in the form of:
• Debates
• Extempore
• Group discussions
• Writing Competitions. etc
Note: A series of seminars must be conducted by
various learned people around the nation so that
they me get to interact more closely with the
teachers and students of NER.
In turn helping in increasing the connectivity.
Present export is 0.004%.
Connectivity through road network is implemented.
Increased trade and commerce.
Reduced boundaries.
Proper exposure for the states
Gates for industrialization opened.
Tourism will open great opportunities for the
states.
Will give a rise to economy.
Various programs to increase tourism must be
introduced :
• Advertisements
1. Television
2. Newspapers
3. Magazines
4. Radio
5. internet
• Brand ambassador for each states.
Tourism will come out as a connecting agent for
north eastern states with other state of India.

4. BRINGING IN NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE
THE ECONOMY.
• Skilled education more employment more revenues.
• Agriculture.
• Hydro power give rise to industrial development.
• Tourism
• Indulge the volunteers to harness the untapped natural resources in that region, vocational programs .
• Trade and commerce.
• Promotion of handicrafts
• Increasing production and export of resources available abundance in these states eg:
bamboo, rubber.

5. Step 1: We will create awareness among the people.
“A Rainbow Region—extraordinarily diverse and colorful , mysterious when seen
through parted clouds”
Advantage over Existing
System
ImplementationCreating Awareness
• Awareness programs.
• Equality and equal opportunity
driven programs for the civilians
of the state.
• Instigating unity in diversity .
• Introducing issues pertaining to
problems in
NER in school textbooks.
• NGOs must be brought in action through ‘Nukkad’
plays at every nook of the region . come up to instill
the feeling of equality in the highly
backward regions of the state.
• Sustainable distribution of land .
• Volunteers should come up to instill the backward
regions of the state.
• Creating awareness

6. Building Network Of volunteers.
Graduates Commoners Retired Defense
Personnel
Rationale to select the
group
• Easy to tap into by
contacting major
colleges.
• Enthusiastic youth will
be a great match to
this work.
• They will possess
better perspective of
what is the current
scenario
• Experience
• Wider view of
problems
• Good decision making
Number
20,000 40,000 10,000
Skills imparted
• Proficiency in English
language.
• Computer training.
• Management skills
and team work
training.
• Proficiency in English
language.
• Computer training.
• Proficiency in English
language.
• Computer training.

7. Government
Central
Management System
Management Head
Development
Chief (12 FTEs)
Technology
Chief (4 FTEs)
Media
Chief (3 FTEs)
Infrastructure
Chief (6 FTEs)
Recruitment and
Training
Chief (3 FTEs)
Educational
Chief (8 FTEs)
Social
Development (25 FTEs)
Economic
Development (15 FTEs)
NGO’s
(10FTEs) Fig.: Organizational structure of 86 FTEs
Step 2: Implementation

8. Total
Cost
Management
Cost
Technology
Cost
Infrastructure
Cost
Management Head
(1FTE x 10LPA)
City Controller
(36 FTE x 4.5LPA)
Regional Controller
(50 FTE x 4LPA)
Software Cost
Hardware Cost
Communication Cost
Maintenance Cost
Construction Cost
Transportation Cost
4.8 Cr.
1 Cr.
5,000 Cr.
Fig. Total Cost incurred

9. Impact of the implementation phase
Number of people recruited.
More agriculture and connectivity will increase Industrialization the region and hence problem of
unemployment will decrease.
Increase in agriculture
By emphasizing on the fertility of land .Agriculture will Increase and hence the economy and
employment of the Region.
Increase in export
Since we are focusing on the connectivity of the region with the bordering countries chances of more
export will be there.
Increase in connectivity with other states of the nation.
Building more Roads ,bridges and improving the railway network through this model will help the
region to be more connected with rest of India.
Increase in economy .
Increase in employment ratio.
Better living standards.
Stable political scenario.

10. Challenges and risks
Concept Risks
• Government or corporates do not see the viability of funding
this model
• Unemployed youth do not see the value such programs.
• Lack of awareness and lack of patriotism among the people.
• Language barriers.
• Hilly terrain leads to difficult road network development.
• High cost in establishing infrastructure for various purposes since an earthquake
prone area.
Implementation challenges
• Difficulty in integrating with government infrastructure and
Institutions
• High development cost.
• Project development and training needs a massive effort.

11. APPENDIX
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the Prime Minister, Planning Commission
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and political Weekly Feb 6
• Sachdeva,G. (2005) Preparing the North Eastern Economy for the Future Eastern Quarterly,
Vol 3 Issue III Oct- Dec,
• Sarma,A.(2006) “Why the North eastern states continue to decelerate”
• Serialised in Imphal Free Press, January
• Shetty,S.L. (2006) “ Growth of SDP and Structural changes in the state economies: Interstate
Comparisons” in Uma Kapila edt (2006) Indian economy since Independence : Academic
Foundation.
• Singh, E.Bijoykumar & N.Bhupendra Singh (2007) “Nature of Unemployment and
Employment in the North east: A case Study of Manipur “ ICCSR sponsored project ,
Manipur University