Indian Journal of Industrial Relations: Economics & Social Dev.

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Industrial Policy in North East India:Peripheral Realities in Post-Liberalization Period


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1 Ministry of Statistics &Program Implementation, Government of India, India
2 North East India Studies Program, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
     

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Being at the periphery of postcolonial India’s industrial development, North East India (NEI) gained policy attention only during post-liberalization period. This paper explores the impact of the Industrial Policy in NEI, Data showed no remarkable achievement of industrial growth in the organized sector in the aftermath of such a policy. Thus, the region is in need to expand its industrial base, suitable to its topography and ecology. Given the intra-regional diversities and topographical vulnerability, the existing uniform Industrial Policy for NEI may not be able to meet the required demand. The paper therefore suggests a different policy perspective to address issues between Assam and rest of the states of NEI within a hillplain binary.
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J. P. Bhattacharjee
Ministry of Statistics &Program Implementation, Government of India, India
Rakhee Bhattacharya
North East India Studies Program, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

Abstract


Being at the periphery of postcolonial India’s industrial development, North East India (NEI) gained policy attention only during post-liberalization period. This paper explores the impact of the Industrial Policy in NEI, Data showed no remarkable achievement of industrial growth in the organized sector in the aftermath of such a policy. Thus, the region is in need to expand its industrial base, suitable to its topography and ecology. Given the intra-regional diversities and topographical vulnerability, the existing uniform Industrial Policy for NEI may not be able to meet the required demand. The paper therefore suggests a different policy perspective to address issues between Assam and rest of the states of NEI within a hillplain binary.

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