why arunachal Pradesh is
е economic altainment ?
is
lacking in economic attainment
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Arunachal Pradesh means Land of the Dawn-Lit Mountains, which is the sobriquet for the state in Sanskrit. The state is also known as the Orchid State of India or the Paradise of the Botanists.
Answer:
Arunachal Pradesh is the largest among the seven states located in the northeast of India, with an area of 83,743 sq kms. It shares its borders with the neighboring countries of Bhutan in the west, China (Tibet) in the north and northeast, Myanmar in the east and southeast, and the Indian states of Assam and Nagaland in the south. The geographic location of the state provides immense opportunities for international trade with South Asian countries such as Myanmar, Bhutan, and China.
At current prices, the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Arunachal Pradesh is estimated to reach Rs 299.74 lakh crore (US$ 4.25 billion) in 2020-21. The state’s GSDP (in Rs) will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.96 per cent between 2015-16 and 2020-21.
The land is mostly mountainous with the Himalayan ranges. The state is divided into five river valleys - the Kameng, the Subansiri, the Siang, the Lohit, and the Tirap. These river valleys have immense hydropower potential, currently estimated at 50,328 megawatt (MW), or approximately 22 per cent of India's current power generating capacity. As of March 2020, the installed hydropower capacity in the state stood at 158.05 MW.
The state's economy is largely agrarian, based on the terraced farming of rice and the cultivation of crops such as maize, millet, wheat, pulses, sugarcane, ginger, oilseeds, cereals, potato, and pineapple. In 2018-19* total horticulture production reached 213.87 thousand metric tonnes (MT).
Some of the other key industries of the state include art and crafts, weaving, cane and bamboo, horticulture, power, and mineral based industry. Due to its topography, the state has varied agro-climatic conditions suitable for horticulture of flowers and aromatic and medicinal plants. Arunachal Pradesh is home to 601 species of orchids, or 52 per cent of the species of orchids known in India, indicating a huge potential for attracting tourists, especially foreign ones.
The state and central Governments have both offered huge fiscal and policy incentives for the development of thrust sectors in the state. Some of these policies include Public Private Partnership Policy 2011, the State Industrial Policy 2008, and the Hydro Power Policy 2008. According to Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), FDI inflow to North eastern state totaled US$ 122 million between April 2000 and September 2019. The state attracted US$ 0.61 million FDI between October 2019 and March 2020.
Key Sectors:
Power: As of March 2020, Arunachal Pradesh had a total installed power generation capacity of 378.64 MW, comprising 158.05 MW from hydro, 136.72 MW from renewable energy sources (RES) and 83.87 MW from thermal.
Agriculture and Forest-Based Industries: The state is largest producer of kiwis in India and the second largest producer of large cardamom. The state also has various inland fisheries resources.
Tourism: During 2018, foreign tourist arrivals in the state reached around 7,653 while domestic tourist visits stood at 512,436. The state won the Best Emerging Tourist Destination in India award for 2019 and also the Best Emerging Green Destination of 2019.
Textiles: Under the North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme’, 24 sericulture projects are being implemented in for holistic development of sericulture in the state. The projects have been approved for implementation from FY15-19 with a cost of Rs 920.78 crore (US$ 127.4 million). Raw silk production in the state reached 59 MT in FY19 and 55 MT in FY20 (till January 2020).
Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS), which is the first medical college in the state, was made operational and it received its first batch of fifty MBBS students in 2018. In State Budget 2020-21, Rs 40 crore (US$ 5.67 million) has been proposed to provide as Grants-in-Aid for smooth running of the Hospital and Medical College