The document proposes solutions to address hindrances to growth in North Eastern States of India, including insurgency, lack of industrial development, infrastructure, and tourism. It recommends forming a special security force with 50% local representation to deal with insurgency. To boost industry, it suggests reviving small and medium industries and promoting liquor production. It also outlines plans to improve infrastructure through education, transportation, telecommunications, aviation and marketing local goods through e-commerce to increase tourism. Risks and mitigation strategies are also discussed.

1. REALIZING THE GROWTH POTENTIAL OF
NORTH EASTERN STATES
SUNRISE STATES
MADE BY :
RASHIKA GAUTAM
SHIVEK KAPOOR
VIGITESH TEWARY
SIDHANT GUPTA
DEEPANSHU PINCHA

2. INACCESIBLITY
INSURGENCY
LACK OF
INFRASTRUCTURE
SLOW INDUSTRIAL
GROWTH
LACK OF
TOURISM
 Health infrastructure is underwhelming. Higher education opportunities are
limited in NER
 Infrastructure for telecommunication needs expansion
 Civil aviation needs attention
 North eastern region is an industrial desert having insufficient industries
 Incentives for industrial growth don’t exist because the conditions are not apt
 Few industries beget fewer jobs, leading to massive unemployment causing mass
migration
 Broad ethnic differences exist among north eastern people and infiltration
from neighboring countries
 Rehabilitation and correction facilities are scarce; the little existing infrastructure
threatened by insurgents
 Joined to the Indian Mainland only by 21 km long Siliguri corridor
 Hilly terrain and lack of connectivity further escalates this issue
 Growth potential in the tourism sector suffers massively because of
terrorism; has maximum untapped potential
 The required exposure through various media such as television and print
has to be focused upon
HINDRANCES TO GROWTH POTENTIAL IN NORTH EASTERN STATES

3. INSURGENCY
Formation of a special unit from the existing paramilitary forces, the Army and BSF to deal with the security crisis in NER
To be formed such that it has a minimum of 50% localities which would not only have more knowledge about their region but would also
help in building the much needed trust of local people in the security forces
The people selected would already be trained in defense forces, making this plan economically feasible and practically useful ending the
constant oppression faced by the NE people
LACK OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
Revival of small scale and medium scale industries such as handlooms,
handicrafts, sericulture and other ethnic practices by providing proper
incentives
Promotion of liquor industries in NER. This step will not only attract private
players but the high taxes obtained will reduce the subsidy burden on the
government
This not only creates employment but creates profit which would be used in the
welfare of people of those areas
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4. Law of demand and supply (nearly 40.17 million euros has flown in as FDI into NER )
Since there is so much demand of finished products that can be made from raw materials import from other countries would lessen and
export will boom the economy
Abundance of raw materials
Ensures a continuous and quality supply of feedstock so that it doesn't become a hindrance in manufacturing process
Abundance of land (2,62,000 sq km area available; 60% of NER under forest cover)
Availability of cheap & large plots of land needed for industrial set up
Abundance of cheap labor
Skilled & unskilled makes it easier to set up industries and certain incentives by govt would also increase the participation of people there
Setting up medium(MSME) and small scale industries(SSI)
For making finished products that can be exported as well as used in the country

5. LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE
Opening up of branches of reputed colleges such as colleges of DU in NER to
discourage brain drain from NER, and also to make NER self sufficient in the
education sector
To declare all NE railway projects as national projects and taking up these at the
earliest to not only increase livelihood of NER people, but also to encourage
tourism and help in quick movement of troops
Road construction contracts to be done on a PPP basis not only helping the govt
on reducing its spending but also making high standard of roads. Up gradation of
existing airports and creation of helipads in different areas to gain easy access
LACK OF TOURISM
Improvement of security, infrastructure and accessibility will automatically fuel the
growth of tourism industry leading to creation of thousands of job opportunities in
NER itself
Promotion of different types of tourism such as medical tourism and eco tourism
where people who come in NER for treatment would be given special packages to
experience the beauty of NER
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6. IMPLEMENTATION –TACKLING INSURGENCY
Rehabilitation
camps
Encouraging surrender of
insurgents
Providing them safe and secure
place for correction
Vocational training for IT,
handloom, sericulture &
handicrafts
Special force
Trust in security
forces
Better local
knowledge
Higher sense of
security
Special Force
500 member squad
Recruited from army,
BSF and paramilitary
50% NE people in each
squad
Selection to be done by
chiefs of BSF, army and
paramilitary forces
Increase in pay for all
Govt job for 1 family
member of each troop
Cost
Special Force
Increase in pay
2.4L x 12k = 288
Cr p.a.
Rehab camp
Set up : 50 L each
Running cost : 1
Cr each

7. • Airports in capitals of Arunachal &
Nagaland through joint funding by NEC
and Ministry
•Upgrade Guwahati as an international
airport to boost exports and tourism
Construct new
airports &
revive existing
•Air traffic management services such as
night landing facilities
•Training facilities for local available
manpower in the region
•Upgradation of Met-infra in the region up
by Indian Meteorological Department
Maintenance &
Facilities
•Immediate operationalization of existing
airstrips in the region for intra- regional
mobility
•Expansion of Helicopter services and use of
smaller (STOL - short take-off and landing)
aircrafts to promote intra-regional mobility
Regular airlines
operation
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AAI(non
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AAI(operational)
Private
State govt.
Civil Aviation
Telecommunication
• Level playing field to all telecom operators
• to increase efficiency of government funding
•Give utmost priority in completing projects
Telecom Plan
• Use of technology to ensure adequate broadband bandwidth to all parts of the
region
• Installation of towers including VSAT in remote border areas
• Deployment of microwave technology on a large scale
Use of appropriate technology

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Promoting Liquor industry in NER is an innovative idea to promote industrial growth
Liquor industry
Raw material Molasses made from sugar & rice
Easily available in the NER
Problem of High
taxes
NER provides
1.Industrial subsidy
2. Transport subsidy
3. Interest subsidy
High Profits attracting
both Indian & foreign
players
Market
Large Domestic market & scope for
export to neighbouring countries

9. The most innovative solution yet : Online Marketing!
Tenders to be passed to private e-commerce companies inviting
them to include local handicrafts, handlooms and items of
philanthropist interest in their business
Marketing via e-commerce established web portals like flipkart ,
jabong , myntra etc will improve the demand and sustain their
heritage
Serves dual purpose: solves the problem of people actually visiting
the place and also the problem of insecurity and fear of dying
culture and tradition
Through a government partnership and profit sharing model, we
could also recommend the formation of government web portal
that could retail these items at a competitive price nationally
Generates the necessary interest required to give the much-needed
boost to tourism nationally and internationally;creates a great
amount of jobs
This plan hopes to raise
atleast 100 cr pa increasing
annually for an initial
investment of 10 cr
This plan also hopes to
increase FDI inflow in this
sector by 100 cr

10. Promotion through ads aired on different media
such as radio, television and print
Roping in of celebrities for advertising and
endorsement for NE tourism worth around 5-10
lac
Promoting tourism through medical and eco
tourism in which people get to observe the
natural beauty & cultural practices of NER while
they recover; generating profits over 50-100 lac
We propose
that 2014 be
named as North
East tourism
year promoting
its culture,
historical
tourism and
national parks
Reduction of
airfare for flights
to or from NER
Provision of home
guards and tighter
security for
railways and road
travel
BOOM TO TOURISM SECTOR

11.  Doubt regarding trust of local people on the selected forces
 Despite the rehab facilities, the surrendered insurgents may
continue with their previous activities
 Not a very good response from market especially online
marketing
 Liquor industries are socially unacceptable; they might face
protests
 Hampering of security of industries
 Investors may think the plan to be unfeasible due to rough
and unpredictable weather
 Implementation is a difficult process and takes a long time;
generates profit over time
 Employment preference to be given to
locals
 Sufficient incentives to investors to
attract them here
 Indian firms like flipkart, myntra,
jabong may be roped in for online
market to gather higher profits
 Provision of semi-skilled jobs after
correction
 Tighter security around borders
RISKS MITIGATIONS

12. REFERENCES
• Report of North East summit 2013
• Report on North East Insurgency – The North East & Insurgency by L.
Jeyaseelan
• Planning Commission Yugandhar NER Infrastructure Task Force Report
2006
• Italia Trade Commission Report 2011- India : Profile of North East
• The Vision of a New Vibrant India ASSOCHAM 92nd Annual Session, July
19, 2013 – New Delhi
• Ministry of Development of North East