INTRODUCTIO
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NAME KIRTI GAUTAM
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SUBJECT ENGLIS
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SUMBITTED MRS BHATIA MAM
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Arunachal Pradesh
Contents
❖ Arunachal Pradesh – An Introduction
❖ Infrastructure Status
❖ Business Opportunities
❖ Doing Business in Arunachal Pradesh
❖ State Acts & Policies
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Arunachal Pradesh in Figures …
Parameter Arunachal Pradesh All-States Source
Social Indicators
Literacy rate (%) 67.0 74.0 Provisional Data – Census 2011
Birth rate (per 1,000 population) 20.5 22.1 SRS Bulletin (www.censusindia.gov.in), 2011
Investment
Outstanding investments (US$ billion) 177.9 11,318.3 CMIE (2011-12)
SRS: Sample Registration System
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Advantage Arunachal Pradesh
Rich and Varied Agro-Climatic Conditions
Undulating topography and varied agro-climatic conditions offer vast potential for horticulture and growing a variety of fruits,
vegetables, spices, aromatic and medicinal plants, flowers and mushroom.
Policy and Fiscal Incentives
The state offers a wide range of fiscal and policy incentives and assistance for businesses under the State Industrial Policy, 2008.
Additionally, the state has sector-specific policies for industries related to power and agriculture.
Facilitating Industrial Infrastructure
The state has 12 industrial estates, established across districts. To support industrial growth, the State Government has also notified
Integrated Infrastructure Development Centres, Industrial Growth Centres and Industrial Areas.
International Trade Opportunities
The geographic location of the state provides immense opportunities for international trade with the South Asian countries through its
shared borders with Myanmar, Bhutan and China.
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Arunachal Pradesh
Economic Snapshot – GSDP
→ At current prices, the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) Arunachal Pradesh’s GSDP
of Arunachal Pradesh was US$ 1,951.8 million in 2011-12.
2011-12 1,951.8
→ Arunachal Pradesh’s GSDP grew at a CAGR (Compound 2010-11 1,806.6
Average Growth Rate) of 14.0 per cent from 2004-05 to
2009-10 1,494.4
2011-12.
2008-09 1,238.8
2007-08 1,195.3
CAGR
2006-07 907.2 14.0%
2005-06 848.0
2004-05 775.8
0 400 800 1,200 1,600 2,000 2,400
US$ million
Source: CMIE
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Economic Snapshot – Agriculture Production
→ In 2009-10, the total food grain production in the state was
Annual Production – 2009-10
325,000 metric tonnes. Crop
(‘000 Metric Tonnes)
→ Rice 190
The total rice production in the state was 190,000 metric
tonnes and total maize production in the state was 80,000 Maize 80
metric tonnes, in 2009-10. Ginger 50
→ Potato 50
Cereals, oil seed, sugarcane, ginger, pineapple and potato are
some of the key agricultural products of the state. Oil seed 40
Vegetable 38*
→ Major cereal crops of the state are rice, maize, millet and
Pineapple 34*
wheat.
Sugarcane 30
Millet 15
Apple 10*
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Social Infrastructure – Education
Higher Education Infrastructure
→ Arunachal Pradesh has a literacy rate of 67.0 per cent (As of December 2010)
according to the provisional data of Census 2011; the male Universities/Deemed Universities 2
literacy rate is 73.7 per cent and the female literacy rate is
59.6 per cent. Degree Colleges 15
Professional/Technical Colleges 5
→ The state has started the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) – the Polytechnic 2
national flagship programme on education to achieve
universal elementary education in a mission mode. As of National Institute of Technology 1
March 2012, about 6,153 teachers had been recruited and
over 341,313 children (between 6-14 years of age) were
enrolled under the SSA.
Major Higher Educational Institutes in Arunachal
→ In 2010-11, 16,570 students were enrolled in 25 institutes of Pradesh
higher education. Among students enrolled in higher
• North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and
education courses, 44.5 per cent were girls. Technology*, Nirjuli
• Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat
• Industrial Training Institute (Roing, Daporijo and West
Literacy Rates (%) Kameng district)
Literacy Rate 67.0 • College of Horticulture and Forestry^.
Male Literacy 73.7
Female Literacy 59.6
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Social Infrastructure – Health
→ Arunachal Pradesh has a three-tier public healthcare Health Infrastructure in Arunachal Pradesh (March
infrastructure, comprising District Hospitals, Primary Health 2011)
Centres, Health Units, Community Health Centres and Sub-
Centres. District Hospitals 14
Community Health Centres 48
→ As of March 2011, there were 14 District Hospitals, 48
Primary Health Centres 97
Community Health Centres, 97 Primary Health Centres and
286 Sub-Centres in the state. Sub-Centres 286
Ayurvedic Hospitals 11*
Ayurvedic Dispensaries 2*
Health Indicators of Arunachal Pradesh (2010)
Homoeopathic Hospitals 1*
Birth Rate (per thousand persons) 20.5
Homoeopathic Dispensaries 55*
Death Rate (per thousand persons) 5.9
Infant Mortality Rate
31
(per thousand live births)
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Cultural Infrastructure
→ There are 26 major tribes and many sub-tribes in Arunachal Pradesh who have rich cultural heritage and follow distinct languages,
costumes and festivals.
→ Varied culture of the tribes are reflected in bamboo, wood and cane handicrafts, carpets, traditional ornaments and paintings made
by them.
→ Major festivals observed in the state are Losar, Torgya, Saka Dawa, Dukpa Tse-shi, Lhabab Duechen and Ganden Ngamchoe.
→ Angling, trekking, river rafting, archery and fishing are the prominent sports in Arunachal Pradesh.
→ Sports infrastructure available in the state includes the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Naharlagun, Nyikum Niya Indoor Stadium in
Nirjuli and Nehru Stadium in Khonsa.
→ The key tourist destinations are Parasuram Kund (Lohit), the Namdapha National Park (Changlang), the Ita Fort and Jawaharlal
Nehru Museum (Itanagar), the Tawang Monastery (Tezpur) and the Sela Lake (Bomdila).
