The North East (NE) region in India is one of the most isolated regions in the country. It comprises eight states, including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. With a total population of 45.5 million (As per census 2011), the region accounts for about 3.77% of India’s total population and covers about 7.90% of its total geographical area. The economy of the NE region is still pre-dominantly agrarian with the share of agriculture in total State Domestic Product (SDP) above the national average. Though the region has better than average Human Development Indices, poverty along with under-employment and unemployment is widespread in rural and urban areas leading to many social issues and according to some feeding the protracted problems of insurgency.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 01:33:29 +0000
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