- Northeast India comprises seven states and three districts and has a total area of 262,230 sq km and population density of 148/sq km. - The region supports the highest bird diversity in India with about 850 species and has several prominent national parks, including Namdapha National Park, Manas National Park, and Kaziranga National Park. - Agriculture is important to the region and economy, with total cropped area of 5.3 million hectares growing rice, wheat, and other crops. Research is focused on improving crop yields and reducing losses. - Infrastructure development is needed including roads, railways, air and water connectivity to boost economic development and connectivity to other parts of India and neighboring countries. -

1. SUNRISE
STATES
Introduction
Northeast India comprises of seven states - Arunachal
Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland,
Tripura and Sikkim.
Districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Koch Bihar are also
included in Northeast India.
Total area = 262,230 km2
Population density = 148/km2

2. This region is also called as “
North East India supports highest bird diversities with
bird species. Below are the list of prominent National Parks in the
region.
1. Namdapha National
Park:-
Location: Changlang
district
(Arunachal Pradesh)
Area: 1985 km2
also called as “Paradise Unexplored
Wildlife
North East India supports highest bird diversities with
Below are the list of prominent National Parks in the
Namdapha National
Paradise Unexplored”
North East India supports highest bird diversities with about 850
Below are the list of prominent National Parks in the

3. 2.Manas National Park:-
Location: Assam
Area: 950km2
3.Kaziranga National Park:-
Location: Golaghat and Nagaon
Districts (Assam)
Area: 430km2
Agriculture
 Total cropped area = 5.3 million hectares.
The region falls under high rainfall zone and the climate ranges
from subtropical to alpine.
The agricultural practices in the region are broadly of three
distinct types:-
I. Settled Farming

4. II. Shifting cultivation
III. Slash and Burn method
Majority of the population, predominantly tribal, is dependent
on agriculture and land-based activities
The seven states are rich in fertile soil, immense water
resources, mega bio-diversity.
Share of NE states in production of major crops (2008-09):-
Northeast
State
Rice Wheat Cereals Pulses Food
Grains
Oil
Seeds
Arunachal
Pradesh
163.9 5.2 77.777.7 9.0 255.8 30.5
Assam 4008.5.5 5454.6.6 15.415.4 64.64.55 4143.0 137.9
Manipur 397.0 - 11.5 6.5 415.0 07
Meghalaya 203.9 0.7 27.8 3.9 236.3 7.1
Mizoram 46.0 - 9.3 3.6 58.9 2.5
Nagaland 345.1 2.1 127.3 39.7 514.2 71.5
Sikkim 21.7 7.8 66.2 11.8 107.5 7.4
Tripura 627.1 1.2 2.0 4.4 634.7 2.5

5. Agricultural Research and Education:
Pesticide residue management and newer product
development.
Improvement of tea, ornamental plants, medicinal plants, forest
trees through application of biotechnology.
Post-harvest engineering and technology can help
more and increase employment.
New genes need to be introduced for increasing total biomass
To reduce post-harvest losses at production
eco-friendly on-farm storage structures can play a crucial role
Judicious use of biotechnology tool in crop and livestock
improvement.
Conventional breeding methodology sometimes provides
quicker results at less cost
Grassland improvement must be introduced
Alternating crops for escaping pre
Creating cold storage faci
Physical
Roads
Special Accelerated Road
Development Programme for
North East (SARP-NE)
(Initially approved by Cabinet
2005-2006)
Agricultural Research and Education:-
Pesticide residue management and newer product
Improvement of tea, ornamental plants, medicinal plants, forest
trees through application of biotechnology.
harvest engineering and technology can help
more and increase employment.
New genes need to be introduced for increasing total biomass
harvest losses at production centers
farm storage structures can play a crucial role
biotechnology tool in crop and livestock
breeding methodology sometimes provides
quicker results at less cost.
Grassland improvement must be introduced
Alternating crops for escaping pre-monsoon showers
Creating cold storage facilities for perishable commodities
Physical Infrastructur
Special Accelerated Road
Programme for
NE)
Initially approved by Cabinet
Pesticide residue management and newer product
Improvement of tea, ornamental plants, medicinal plants, forest
harvest engineering and technology can help farmers earn
New genes need to be introduced for increasing total biomass.
centers low cost
farm storage structures can play a crucial role.
biotechnology tool in crop and livestock
breeding methodology sometimes provides
monsoon showers.
lities for perishable commodities.
Infrastructure

6. Objectives:-
Upgrade National Highways connecting State Capitals to 2 lane
/ 4 lane.
Provide connectivity of all 88 District Headquarter towns of
NER by at least 2-lane road.
Provide road connectivity to backward and remote areas of NE
region to boost socio - economic development.
Improve roads of strategic importance in border areas.
Improve connectivity to neighboring countries.
Railways
Objectives of Master Plan for North East Region
Connectivity to all State Capitals.
Strengthening International Borders – Improving trade
and connectivity with neighbouring countries.
Augmentation of network capacity for handling growth
of traffic in future.
Uni gauge - Broad gauge network all over NER (50 km
Meter Gauge & 87.48 km Narrow Gauge are world
heritage sites).
 Expansion of network to unconnected areas of the
region.

7. Air Connectivity
Inland Waterways
Air Connectivity
Inland Waterways

8. Power
Telecommunication
North East Telecom –
Telecommunication
– Circles:-

9. 1.North East Region comprises of Three Telecom Licensed
Service Areas (LSAs)
2.Assam LSA covers full Assam state
3. North East LSA covers six states viz. Meghalaya, Tripura,
Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur.
4.However, BSNL has further segregated North East LSA in 2
Telecom Circles
– North East-1(Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram) &
– North East-2(Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur)
5.Sikkim is a part of West Bengal LSA
Power
According to an official document of NEEPCO, the hydro-
power of the north eastern region is estimated at about
58,971 MW.
 19 power projects, including twelve 3,918 MW capacity
hydel power projects and four thermal power projects with
installed capacity of 5,595 MW, are under progress.
The power plants either being set up or would be set up are
in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Mizoram
and Tripura.

10. Recommendations:
Government should
take up the
development of
Assam and
Meghalaya
The issue of gas
availability and
pricing may be
appropriately
addressed for
exploiting the
substantial gas reserves in the Region for power generation
Recommendations:
Government should
substantial gas reserves in the Region for power generationsubstantial gas reserves in the Region for power generation.

11. Attention should be given to inland wa
of connectivity.
In planning road networks under SARDP particular attention
should be given to roads, bridges and underpasses with adequate
design capacity considering transportation of heavy ODCs to
Conclusion Institutional change supporting economic enhancement and growth at a social
level requires economic incentives, supported by political will. With India moving into a new era of economic
liberation, the region should not be left out. The framework for devel
upon four vital components. The first component of this development plan should be social empowerment. It
needs to empower rural communities, create sustainable institutions so that they manage common activities
around microfinance, livelihoods and natural resource management. The second component needs to be
economic empowerment. The objective of this component should ideally be to develop the capacity of rural
communities to plan and manage funds for various econo
The third component will be partnership development. The objective of this component should be to partner
with various service providers, resource institutions and public and private sector organization
resources such as finance, technology, and marketing into the project so that the community groups are able to
improve their livelihoods. The fourth and final component will be project management. This will facilitate
various governance, implementation, co-
Thus, with some of the changes that this paper attempts to deliberate upon, a process could be set in motion that
could support the north east in its endeavor to contribute to
as to the development of the rest of the country. It is vital that this process includes mechanisms for equitably
sharing the benefits to be derived from development and focuses not only on the big
broad-based, long-term growth, but also on those complementary activities that have immediate impact on
poverty reduction at the community level.
ttention should be given to inland water routes as a method
In planning road networks under SARDP particular attention
should be given to roads, bridges and underpasses with adequate
design capacity considering transportation of heavy ODCs to
power projects
Institutional change supporting economic enhancement and growth at a social
level requires economic incentives, supported by political will. With India moving into a new era of economic
liberation, the region should not be left out. The framework for development of the region can be broadly based
upon four vital components. The first component of this development plan should be social empowerment. It
needs to empower rural communities, create sustainable institutions so that they manage common activities
ound microfinance, livelihoods and natural resource management. The second component needs to be
economic empowerment. The objective of this component should ideally be to develop the capacity of rural
communities to plan and manage funds for various economic initiatives and common activities for the public.
The third component will be partnership development. The objective of this component should be to partner
with various service providers, resource institutions and public and private sector organization
resources such as finance, technology, and marketing into the project so that the community groups are able to
improve their livelihoods. The fourth and final component will be project management. This will facilitate
-ordination, learning and quality enhancement efforts in the project.
his paper attempts to deliberate upon, a process could be set in motion that
could support the north east in its endeavor to contribute to the economic resurgence of the home region as well
as to the development of the rest of the country. It is vital that this process includes mechanisms for equitably
sharing the benefits to be derived from development and focuses not only on the big-ticket
term growth, but also on those complementary activities that have immediate impact on
poverty reduction at the community level.
tes as a method
In planning road networks under SARDP particular attention
should be given to roads, bridges and underpasses with adequate
design capacity considering transportation of heavy ODCs to
power projects.
Institutional change supporting economic enhancement and growth at a social
level requires economic incentives, supported by political will. With India moving into a new era of economic
opment of the region can be broadly based
upon four vital components. The first component of this development plan should be social empowerment. It
needs to empower rural communities, create sustainable institutions so that they manage common activities
ound microfinance, livelihoods and natural resource management. The second component needs to be
economic empowerment. The objective of this component should ideally be to develop the capacity of rural
mic initiatives and common activities for the public.
The third component will be partnership development. The objective of this component should be to partner
with various service providers, resource institutions and public and private sector organizations to bring
resources such as finance, technology, and marketing into the project so that the community groups are able to
improve their livelihoods. The fourth and final component will be project management. This will facilitate
ordination, learning and quality enhancement efforts in the project.
his paper attempts to deliberate upon, a process could be set in motion that
the economic resurgence of the home region as well
as to the development of the rest of the country. It is vital that this process includes mechanisms for equitably
ticket items that support
term growth, but also on those complementary activities that have immediate impact on

12. References
1. Wikipedia- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_India
2. Strategies for Agricultural Research in the North East
http://naasindia.org/Policy%20Papers/pp9.pdf
3. http://www.indiancag.org/manthan/
4. www.pwc.in/en_IN/in/assets/pdfs/.../north-east_summit-2013.pdf
5. National projects report and energy &utilities book
Presentation by:
 Abhishek Ravada
 Sindhu Alluri
 Saini Anirudh
 Pratulya Reddy
 Bhargav Koppulu
Thank You! 