NORTHEAST REGION Identifying the untapped potential of the area.

College- Uttar Pradesh Textile Technology Institute, Kanpur

Team Detail Team Coordinator-Arpit Awasthi

Rishabh Chaurasia Shishir Dhangar

Ankush Bajpai Ashwini Singh Sengar

The North Eastern states comprise of 8% geographical area but only contributes to 2.3% of the nations GDP.
GDP Contribution
Heavily enriched with minerals, ample scope of tourism, latent trade prospects in the wake of promising agriculture, if well nurtured, will turn the economically dormant region into an active part of nation. Maharashtra has the highest contribution to Indias GDP.

16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0

% contribution

Constraints Agriculture
cultivable medicinal and aromatic plants Endowed with suitable agroclimatic conditions which offers vast potential for agriculture, horticulture, flori culture, poultry-duckery-pork farming. use of conservative techniques such as JHUMMING. fragmented land holdings which doesnt yield economical benefits. soil erosion due to poor drainage system and floods.

Solutions
building skills in the farmers to use modern agricultural techniques in like proper irrigational methods and fertilizers. Encouraging the formation farmer cooperatives and SHGs.

Trade
proximity to the neighboring South Eastern market varied regional handicraft great mineral reserves export of best quality of fruits, flowers, spices and medicinal plants

Absence of processing industries. Lack of infrastructure. Poor investment conventional techniques being used in handlooms.

Promoting more cross border trades. developing road and rail links to enhance delivery of goods. Reduction in taxes to promote local trade.

Tourism
religious and wildlife tourism rich biodiversity and exotic climate

False fear in the minds of tourists. group through rural and eco Unawareness in the outer world about the exotic beauty of the North- tourism. Widespread promotion East of India.

Attracting the niche tourist

through print and electronic media

It is the root cause of all the problems in NER of India. The government needs to tackle terrorism militancy and insurgency as a matter of urgent national priority. The AFSPA act,1958 was not just the solution for tackling it. Irome Sharmila and many NGOs of states are protesting hard against the act. The act allows the misuse of power by military such as unconcerned killing of locals.The injustice done to the tribal results in alienation of these people with the state and central governments. So the best solution that can be thought of, is the dilution of AFSPA and thus the banishment of insurgency. Thus the insertion of economic policies, employment, educational institutions will resist the mass indulgence in insurgency.

Maltreatment under AFSPA Misuse of power Civilians are being harmed and killed . Faith and hope have been downtrodden among the native

Process of dilutionAn institutional body must be set up for the officers deployed there which includeInstitutional personnel Tasks
The course will be at least of 2 weeks. hired professionals ratio will be 1:2:3 1 year job is mandatory Syllabus minimizing the use of force Instilling the feeling of oneness

NGOs personnel selected Unwrap the shrouded loss by government of life and property

Retired defense personnel To work at administrative level of institute. Selection of the volunteers.

Retired professors from the schools of and public management.

Impart lessons of humanity. To sow the seeds of confidence among locals toward armed forces

Advantages alienation of people with the country will reduce easy implementations of governments development policies infiltration of the neighboring countries will not get the local supports

Tourism has an untapped potential to boom the annual revenue of states and increase employability. Steps to flourish tourism are-

SOOCHNA Anointing a Brand Ambassador Anointing an icon with high credibility and visibility. will help in arousing the mass. an increase in 15% in no. of tourists is evidenced by Gujarat after choosing Amitabh Bachchan as their Brand Ambassador. Print Media and Electronic Media National Dailies cover mere 0.1% of news of NER states. provisions for compulsory advertisement in national dailies and magazines, once in a month , will prove out to be a blessing in disguise. Rewards for short films(approx.2 mins) delineating scenic beauty shot by the volunteers from premier institute will drive an inclination among the interested groups.These films showcased in multiplexes should provide multiplexes a partial exemption from taxes. Campaigning through social networking sites with liveliness and rigor. WOW- Wisdom on Wheels Exhibition trains addressing culture and biodiversity of NER should be railed along the golden quadrilateral, once an year.

SWAGAT

TOURIST GUIDES A palpable increase in hospitality can be seen by the presence of tour guides, armed with minimal English training. Targeting disguised employed people in an adequate number. Climate, safety, beauty and other local conditions are best known to local guides. ISLAND BUNGALOWS Exquisitely crafted island bungalows will draw attention from the domestic as well as foreign tourists. Representing natural beauty of the region. away from modernization. interior influenced with ethnic culture. Built from natural regional resources.
HOMESTAY A brilliant way to husband the limited resources and will also help in diluting the alienation. SAFETY MEASURES People seeking license for homestays must have clean track record. direct helpline numbers to contact the police should be provided to the tourists. homestays should be in the vicinity of police stations.

The steep slopes and large acidic soil cover hinders the crop cultivation on large scale. But on other hand, has a high potential for horticulture, floriculture, tea, cocoa plantation etc.

POTENTIALS
16% share of Worlds largest tea producing region has also high potential for cocoa and coffee. Great yield prospects of medicinal plants, flowers and orchids. Commercially viable land for bamboo production as India is the 4th largest consumer of bamboo. Produces a varied variety of fruits, nuts and spices which have a trade potential at commercial level.

MEASURES TO INTENSIFY AGRICULTURE

Steps to be taken by ICARa. Promoting agricultural fares for training farmers to use fertilizers and modern machineries and make them available at cheaper rates. b. Easy loan facilities through government for farming. c. Building competitive cultivable farms with the help of private industries inspiring farmers to use new techniques. d. New techniques such as tissue culture and mixed farming should be intensively promoted to boost the production. Forest cover can be replaced by tea plantation which maintains sustainable balance and reduce soil erosion as being practiced in Brazil. Water harvesting techniques such as rain water harvesting, ground water extraction, creation of surface storage of water, ex. Harvesting tanks, reduction of water vapor loss, micro water shed should be taught to the farmers.

It involves1. Identifying and helping in setting up local industry. 2. Cross border trade.

DEVELOPING LOCAL INDUSTRIES MODERNIZATION OF HANDLOOMS setting up group centers for information and counseling purpose.
identifying people interested in industrial progress or setting new industry. giving them training to use latest techniques. The training pattern should be same as followed in other parts of the country. PROMOTING COTTAGE INDUSTRIES setting self help groups (SHG) with partnership of local banking co-operatives. has a great scope of poultry and duckry farming as most of the locals are meat eaters. easy loan facilities would help fragmented land owners for better yield

ADVANTAGES1. Self employment would reduce their reliability on Centrals subsidies, that generally do not reach them, resulting in the grudge against Central government in their hearts.

MARKETING AND SELLING fares in the chief cities to promote the goods. by developing online portals for promoting and selling of local handicrafts and orchids which has great potential nationally and internationally.

PROCESSING INDUSTRIESNER states lag highly in processing industries which are the key to amplified trade and employment. ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES 1. A single window clearance system will not only entertain the industrial giants ;TATA ,RELIANCE but also the entrepreneurs as exemplified by Gujarat. 2. Clause of an insurance cover of 50% for industries in case of any harm underpinned by the regions instability. 3. Processing of the agricultural(tea, cocoa) and medicinal plants will triple the profit earned by the export. 4. Setting up of the major processing industries along the arterial highways. 5. Reduction in transportation taxes in rail and airways within the country up to 50-90% would promote intensified trade from North-Eastern Region to other parts of country.

ADVANTAGES1. Easy and alternative money making opportunities will attract big investments from all over the country. 2. Industries near highways would ensure easy and speedy delivery of finished goods to the markets. 3. Industrialization would bring great job prospects for the common people of states having high literacy rate.

BORDER HAATS Trade fairs along borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh established between radius of 5kms. Each side which is already practised with Bangladesh. exemption from local taxes to promote more trade. CURRENCY SWAPPING India to enter into treaties with all the neighboring countries to trade with their local currency. ADVANTAGES 1. Encouraging local traders to trade with their neighboring countries. 2. Easy trading for small local traders. 3. No effect of dollar rise or fall on our trade. BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE it involves development of inland waterways for local as well as cross border trade. Roads directly linking to neighboring countries should be built. Building road/rail network linked direct to Chittagong , Kolkata and Gujarat to enable trade through seaways. Investing companies such as Reliance and TATA would also promote building of infrastructure through their investment schemes. ADVANTAGESInland waterways help in easy transportation of fresh flowers and orchids. World class infrastructure would impart better living standard for people. And better infrastructure will promote more trade nationally or internationally.

REFRENCES Wikipedia, Report Of Planning Commission Of India 2010-2011 Report Of Ministry Of Tourism. Ministry Of Development Of North East Region Vision 2020 Sustainable Development Of Agriculture In North Eastern India: A Quest For More Economical And Resources Sustainable Alternatives By A.K. Mishra And J.P. Misra Government Of North East Policy By Annie Sophie Maier, HBF Intern, August 2009