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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

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

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

Cultivated Area

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

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

IMP

LEM

ENTA

TIO

N

MO

DEL

Minimizing Field Losses

Pre–Processing

Improve Transport

Improving Storage Facility

Processing & Packaging

Improve Marketing

Bas

ic R

eq

uir

em

en

t fo

r M

EMS

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,SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES)

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.

Mineral Recourses in North East

Recourses

Amount

1. Coal 99 Million Tonnes

2. Crude Oil

78.5 MillionTonnes

3. Natural Gas

63.6 Billion cubic metre

4. Limestone

3000 MillionTonnes

5. Iron Ore 17.6 MillionTonnes

6. Fire Clay 2.1 MillionTonnes

7. Kablin 6.4 MillionTonnes

8. Lithomerge

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 32540410

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 1243210608

703973131

705276579

187344489 187344489

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

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

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:-

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

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)