Northeast and its development journey

Contact Counsellor

Last Updated01/06/2022

Decline in militancy, resolution of political disputes, improvements in connectivity, and implementation of welfare initiatives have enabled the turnaround.

Since 2014, militancy incidents have reduced by 74 per cent.
Civilian deaths have come down by 84 per cent.
More than an 800 per cent increase in surrenders by extremists.
AFSPA has been lifted from some districts for the first time in decades.
Decades old standoffs have been resolved eg. the case of the resettlement of the Reang community.

Budgetary support to the Northeast has risen from Rs 36,108 crore in 2014 to Rs 76,040 crore in 2022 (110 per cent).
Cumulatively, since 2014, over Rs 3 lakh crore has been spent in the region.

Mobility and connectivity - In 2014, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya were put up on the railway map for the first time.
- Arunachal’s Itanagar, Tripura’s Agartala and Manipur have been connected by railways.
The Government of India has also spent over Rs 41,000 crore on road connectivity.
- Over 38,000 kms of rural roads have been completed since 2014 while projects worth Rs 75,000 crore are currently ongoing in the Northeast.
Airports: There are 15 new airports in the Northeast from just six in 2014.
- The region is a priority area under the UDAN scheme with 46 operational routes.
Telecommunication: The tele-density reached 61.36% from 42.68% in april 2014 and above the national average of 58.50%.
- 20 Gbps international bandwidth for the Northeast through Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh by BSNL is a quantum leap in internet connectivity.
- This would address the issues of latency and network congestion.
- It will open doors to North East’s potential in becoming a leader in the BPO and IT industry with the establishment of software parks and high speed data centers.

Revival of the North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation and the National Mission for Edible Oil (for palm oil) aim to leverage the region’s potential.
Edible Oil Mission:
- Aim- to increase cultivation from 40,000 hectares to 3.4 lakh hectare (700 per cent) in the Northeast.
Joint agri task force - To provide strategic direction to these initiatives will ensure speedy resolution and implementation of various agri and allied sector schemes.