Mizoram
Scenically enchanting, climatically moderate throughout the year and socially peacefully… That is how Mizoram is described by many. A sandwich between Bangladesh and Myanmar, and neighbouring Assam, Tripura and Manipur, Mizoram’s geographical advantages, especially as a potential route for trade with the South East Asian countries, are enormous. It is rich in agriculture and agro-based products, horticulture, floriculture. Food processing, handloom & handicraft, etc. are some of the areas on which the Government has put thrust. Mizoram has a great scope for successful organic farming.
Tribals constitute 27 per cent of northeast’s 45.58 million people in Mizoram, a state where the literacy rate is 91.85%, the second highest in India after Kerala. It offers a great deal of workforce especially in ITes.
The Mizoram Government is setting up a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to encourage economic growth with assistance from the North Eastern Council. The State Government has also adopted a Rs 270-crore New Economic Development Policy to boost the state’s economy and livelihood of the people. The policy aims to lead Mizoram from a subsistence-based economy to a market-based economy.
The GSDP at current prices for 2014-15 stood at Rs 11021 crores with a growth rate of 7.07 per cent over previous year.
Scenically enchanting, climatically moderate throughout the year and socially peacefully… That is how Mizoram is described by many. A sandwich between Bangladesh and Myanmar, and neighbouring Assam, Tripura and Manipur, Mizoram’s geographical advantages, especially as a potential route for trade with the South East Asian countries, are enormous. It is rich in agriculture and agro-based products, horticulture, floriculture. Food processing, handloom & handicraft, etc. are some of the areas on which the Government has put thrust. Mizoram has a great scope for successful organic ...