discuss the causes of economic problems in north-east-india
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Explanation:
Since the colonial period it has been a witness to highly inequitable rates of economic growth. For the British, the North-East was a storehouse of raw materials such as coal, natural oil, forests and tea. There was a mass extraction of these resources which were then exported to other parts of the country for processing. This region however did not benefit from this process as the British did not set up processing and manufacturing units, neither did they pay any attention on the development of transport and communication facilities in the region. With the partition of India, for a long period of time trade with Bangladesh (East Pakistan) came to a stop which seriously damaged the economic and growth potential of the region. Government of India brought about several developmental packages for the region but these policies and programmes were not evaluated at appropriate times. This widened the gap between the region and rest of India. Thus all the socio-economic and political problems of these states were put under one unit, i.e., “north-east region” and a North Eastern council was created to address these as a whole [1] , thereby ignoring the inter-state disparities.
Answer:
Due to coal mining, fertiliser, paper and cement industry and militant activities, natural resources in North East are being exploited and mismanaged, causing depletion of those resources that are considered as “potential for growth and development of North East Region.”
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