North East States

Last Updated: November 2009


The North-east region (NER) refers collectively to the eight states located in the midst of the East Himalayan region, and comprises of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. The region is well-endowed with natural resources and offers ideal climatic conditions for agriculture, plantations and sericulture.

The contribution of the agriculture sector to the gross state domestic product (GSDP) is higher than the national average. The primary sector activities mainly consist of cultivation, on which approximately 75 per cent of the region‘s population depends for employment; agriculture accounts for approximately 26 per cent of the net state domestic product (NSDP). The region is the largest producer of tea in India and other agricultural produce including rice, maize and jute.

The region’s bamboo production is above one million tones per annum and the state is also known for bamboo craft.

The secondary sector comprises of infrastructure, construction and mining and accounts for close to 16 per cent of the NSDP. Industrial products primarily include crude petroleum, natural gas, tea, minerals and steel fabrication. Assam accounts for about 15 per cent of India's crude output and about 50 per cent of India's total onshore production of natural gas.

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