Realizing the Growth Potential of North East

There are challenges but also immense opportunity.

-Sir James Bevan, on North-East India

Team PURUSHARTH : Nitin Kumar Rahul Anand Prateek Jajodia Nilesh Chaubey Pushpesh Kumar

THE PERFECT BLEND OF SUNRISE STATES

High Literacy Rate: The states of North East enjoy high literacy rates compared to India as a nation, showing that the people are inclined to modern means of education.
100 80 60 40 20 0

Literacy Rate
Literacy

Rich in Minerals and Water Resources:

Facilitates power generation in huge amounts High scope for industrialization.

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Tourism: North East provides huge scope for tourism and attracts the largest number of Nature Tours in the country. The recently held International Tourism Mart (1st) in Guwahati, clearly shows how much potential North East has, especially in Tourism.

Agriculture: Hilly terrain and heavy rainfall perfectly suits the cultivation of cash crops like Tea, enabling Assam to be the highest exporter of tea in the world.
International Trade: It shares International borders with countries like Myanmar, Bangladesh etc. which gives an opportunity for large scale international trade and development of foreign currency.

% import from India

60
40 20 0
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% import from India

MAJOR PROBLEMS FACED BY THE POPULATION

Internal Security

More than 50 active armed groups. Eg- ULFA. Demand of separate Nation Land.

Silent Demographic Invasion

Bangladeshi infiltration. Chinese invasion over the local matters. HIV, Drugs, narcotics & human trafficking Large number of trained professionals left unemployed. Poor connectivity with rest of the country. Less contribution towards national GDP.
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Unstable Social Life

Poor Infrastructure

Participation in Parliament

Nominal number of seats allotted in governing houses in spite of covering 8% of nations territorial area

Geographical Catastrophies

Huge amount of flash floods due to hilly terrain In major seismic prone zone, always a danger of earthquakes
Large number of natural resources lie unused & unearthed Power generation capabilities not utilized to its optimum

Hidden Capablities

Lok Sabha Seats

Rest of India North East India

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CHALLENGES DUE TO EXISTING PROBLEMS

Mental isolation of population Delayed and difficult physical linkage with the country Rise in drugs trafficking and local consumption, Manipur is the worst hit. Ethnic separatists widely dominant in area. Scene identical to Latin America ; Situations going from bad to worst. 99% of total boundary remains international; government focusing on national security instead of infrastructure.
Road density,2008 Source:
M/O ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Assam Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Sikkim
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States

Road density per 1000km

196.96 1236.5 739.11 438.67 292.11 1045.32 263.95 3026.23

Road density per 1000 people

9.77 7.38 6.98 3.89 6.35 10.27 3.17 9.09

Arunachal Pradesh

Tripura

India

1965.73

12.77

PROPOSED SOLUTIONS
Economic Development in terms of GDP , Per Capita Income. Implementation of LOOK EAST policy.

Exclusive security oriented laws to be acquired by the Government.

Slow and Sustained use of Natural Resources. JOINING OF RIVERS plan can tackle the flood situations. Development of tourism and social sector for d locals. Provisions to let enjoy the region mutually beneficial trade and investment.

GDP growth over recent years

20 15 10 5 0
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2010- 11 2009- 10
2008- 09

Basic needs of the region which need to be reviewed by the Govt.

Security & Law

Insurgency control Border disputes Control on armed groups

Trade
Industrial Trade Cash crops Ban on illegal trade

Infrastructure
Network of roadways Building educational institutions. Hospitals & basic needs Opportunities for self employments

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IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED SOLUTIONS

Dominating Youth Power
Development of infrastructure. Development of employment opportunities for trained youth Providing self employment for the untrained youth population

Less Wastage of Resources

Sustainable use of available resources. River joining plans can tackle the effect of floods.

Less threats over security concerns

Decrease in the infiltrations matters of Bangladesh and China. Increase in concerns over local insurgents to join the main stream.
Better Governance
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Improved Livings

Better Connectivity with the society

Growth options for the mass

DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION AS A ECO TOURISM DESTINATION

Tourism in India remains Nature oriented.
Availability of Eco tourism destinations in abundance.

Several tourist spots can be converted into world class tourist hubs:
Kaziranga Biodiversity Vast Manas National Park Tawang Gangtok Cherrapunji Tea Gardens of Assam

Generation of more employment opportunities on a large scale

Industrialization will take a major boost resulting in overall sustenance in the region, hence economic growth, which ensures overall diversification of North East.
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CHALLENGES TO THE PROPOSED SOLUTIONS:

Promised funding need to reach for the development of the north east from the Union Govt. In 2011 Money Allotted for development of north east was 1867 cr. Money spent for the development of north east was 524 cr. Reach of the Local insurgents/ separatists forces to the grass root level. Geographical barriers causing greats obstructions to infrastructural development. Lack of educations and ununiformity among the ethnic tribes present in large diversity in the region.

MITIGATION FACTORS:
Proper transparency over the transaction of funds between the Union Govt., State Govt. and Local Panchayats. Deploying forces to unarm and remove the Local insurgents as well as empowering the local people with emergency booths and help lines, ensuring immediate action for the needy. Employing Indian civil engineers to develop infrastructurally, hence removing geographical barriers as well as providing considerable employment to all sectors. Educating ethnic tribes at grass root level, by selecting volunteers among the same tribe so language, creed and ethnicity will not be a barrier, ensuring education to all.
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APPENDIX

Agriculture and Rural Development in N.E. India, ASCI Journal of Management 37(2) 3rd N.E. and East Power Summit ,2010 North Eastern Region- Vision 2020, Ministry of Development

Annual Report, 2009, Central Electricity Authority

North East Summit, 2013- Indian Chamber of Commerce Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy 2007, Economic Intelligence Service 2005

Reserve Bank of India, 2005, Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy.

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