Competitiveness of

India’s states in the

globalizing world.

Presented by:
Praween K Singh
R. Sucharita
Sayan Das
ASSAM
 Geographic location

• Assam is separated by Bangladesh from

mainstream India.

• Popularly known as the land of the red river

and blue hills’, the state is a gateway to
Northeast India.

• The state is bounded in the north

by Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan; in the east
by Nagaland, Manipur, and Burma; in the south
by Bangladesh, Tripura, Mizoram, and
Bangladesh; and in the west by West Bengal.

• Assam can be broadly divided into three

distinct physical units, the Brahmaputra
Valley in the north, the Barak Valley in the
narrow protruding south, and the state’s
hilly region separating the two valleys. 
Assam – State profile
Covering an area of 78,438 sq km, Assam is located
in the South of the Eastern Himalayas.

Assam has 27 administrative districts. Dispur is

the state capital, while Guwahati is the largest city.

Important rivers flowing through Assam include

Barak, Bhoroli, Brahmaputra, Dhansiri, Dihing,
Manas and
Mora Dhansiri.

Assam is known for its tea, petroleum resources,

muga silk and bio-diversity.

Assam is becoming an increasingly popular

destination for wild-life tourism. Kaziranga and
Manas are registered as world-heritage sites.
Culture
Languages : Assamese and Bodo
Religion : Vaishnavas (Hindus), Buddhism, Christianity and Islam.
Cultures : Indo-burmese, Indo-iranian, Aryan
Tribes : Bodo, Kachari, Rabhamishimi
Dance forms: Bihu, satriya nritya, barpeta’s bhortal nritya, tea folk’s jhumur
dance,bagurumba, deodhani
Festivals : Bihu, Baishagu, Ambubachi mela.
Occupation : The people of Assam have traditionally been craftsmen. Artists, sculptors, masons,
weavers, spinners, potters, goldsmiths, artisans of ivory, wood, bamboo, cane and
hide have flourished in Assam from ancient times. 
Weaving is one traditional craft that every Assamese woman takes pride in.
State politics
• Bharatiya Janata Party, the Indian National Congress and three state level
political parties dominate the political scenario.

• The state parties of Assam include the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Asom Gana
Parishad (Progressive) (AGPP) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-
Lenninist) (Liberation). 

• From 1985 to 2006 the power was alternatively in the hands of Congress and
Asom Gana Parishad (AGP); but in April, 2006 the Congress party again came to
power and is running the present government.

• The Assam legislative assembly has 126 members

Present government
Lt Gen (Retd) Ajai Singh, PVSM, AVSM
His Excellency the Governor of Assam

Sri Tarun Gogoi

Honorable Chief Minister of Assam 
 Assam in figures … (1/3)
Parameter Assam All-states Source

Economy

GSDP as a percentage of all states’ 1.8 100.0 CMIE, 2007-08, current prices
GSDP

Average GSDP growth rate (%) 9.45 7.5 CMIE, 1999-2000 to 2007-08, current prices

Per capita GSDP (US$) 598.4 998.1 CMIE, 2007-08

Physical infrastructure

Installed power capacity (MW) 471.3 98,996.4 Central Electricity Authority, as of March
2009

GSM cellular subscribers (No) 7,324,329 367,328,179 Cellular Operators Association of India, as
of November 2009

Broadband subscribers (No) 31,456 4,981,976 As of October 2008

National highway length (km) 2,836 70,548.0 Ministry of Road Transport & Highways,
2007-08

Airports (No) 6 133 Industry sources

 Assam in figures … (2/3)

Parameter Assam All-states Source

Social indicators

Literacy rate (%) 63.3 64.8 Census of India, 2001

Birth rate (per 1,000 population) 24.3 23.3 Central Bureau of Health Intelligence, 2007

Ease of doing business

FDI inflows (US$ billion) 0.06 102.1 Department of Industrial Policy and
Promotion,
April 2000 to October 2009

Outstanding investments (US$ 8.9 1,709.4 CMIE, as of December 2008

billion)
 Assam in figures… (3/3)
Parameters Assam

Capital Dispur

Geographical area (sq km) 78,438

Administrative districts (No) 27

Population density (persons per sq km) 340

Total population (million)* 26.7

Male population (million) 13.8

Female population (million) 12.9

Population growth rate 1991-2001 (%) 18.9

Sex ratio (females per 1,000 males)* 935

Literacy rate (%)* 63.3

Male (%) 71.3

Female (%) 54.6

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Socio-economic profile of key cities

Dispur, Guwahati,Tezpur, Dibrugarh, Jorhat and Guwahati

Silchar are some of the key cities in Assam.
• Largest city in the Northeast.
• Area of 216 sq km and population of 800,000.
The town of Silchar is the second-largest by area • Home to world-class educational institutions
and has significant commercial importance. such as the Indian Institute of Technology
Silchar is a trade and processing centre for Guwahati
tea, rice and other agricultural products. • Major centre for cultural and sports activities in
Assam.
Dibrugarh, known as the ‘tea city of India’, is the
third-largest town in Assam. Oil and timber are
the other big industries in and around Dibrugarh.

Jorhat is known as the "cultural capital of Assam".

A tea research centre has been established at
Chinnamara, 5 km from Jorhat.
Key industries in Assam
Assam produces around 51 per cent of the tea
produced in India and about one-sixth of the tea
produced in the world. Key industries in Assam

Assam is traditionally famous for its cottage • Tea

industry, especially, spinning, weaving and sericulture. • Coal, oil and gas
The state contributes 99 per cent and 65 per cent to • Limestone and cement
the country’s total muga and eri raw-silk • Agriculture and horticulture
production, respectively. An estimated 190,000 families • Food processing
are engaged in sericulture.
• Tourism
• Traditional cottage industry
Bell-metal work is another traditional cottage industry
of Assam. Brass-work is also an important traditional • Sericulture
handicraft. In 2008, the total annual production of
marketable finished goods was about 300 tonnes.
Key industries in major districts
The state has a variety of tourist attractions such as District Industries
wildlife sanctuaries, adventure tourism, eco- Barpeta Metal, oil and natural gas
tourism, hill stations, lakes and places of historical
significance.There are five national parks and 15 Bongaigaon Textiles, oil and natural gas
wildlife sanctuaries in Assam. Dibrugarh Petroleum and natural gas
Jorhat Tea and food products
Karimganj Cement
North Cachar Cement
Hills
Sivasagar Oil and natural gas
Tinsukia Tea, oil and natural gas
 Rice, sugarcane, potato, tea and coconut are the key
agricultural products

•Rice,sugarcane, potato, tea and coconut are the Crop Annual production
top five crops in the state. These crops, together, (‘ooo tonnes)
accounted for over 96 per cent of the total crop Rice 2,920
production of the state in 2006-07.
Sugarcane 1,060
The total production was over 5.1 million tonnes.
Potato 505
•Assam's biggest contribution to the world is tea. Tea 480
Assam also accounts for a significant share of Coconut 150
India’s production of rice, rape seed, mustard
seed, jute, potato, sweet Rape seed and mustard 120
seed
potato, banana, papaya, areca nut and turmeric. It is
also home to large varieties of citrus Wheat 70
fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, etc. Natural rubber 3

• Around 70 per cent of the workforce in Assam is

employed in agriculture related activities.
Assam’s exports trends
• Assam’s exports increased at a CAGR of about Annual exports growth trends
15.9 per cent between 2001-02 and 2008-09. (%)

• In 2008-09, the state’s major exports were 2008-09E 63.9

chemicals, wood products and tea. 2007-08 -0.7

2006-07 8.4
-45.9
2005-06
• According to Tea Board of India, Assam
2004-05
exported about 200 million kg of tea in 2008-
18.5

09.
2003-04 -37.2
2002-03 38.8
2001-02 25.5
2000-01 10.8

-60.0 -40.0 -20.0 0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0

Investments and FDI inflows
• According to the Reserve Bank of India, FDI Break-up of investments by sector
inflows from April 2000 to October 2009 1%
amounted to US$ 55.03 million.
4%
Manufacturing
• As of December 2008, outstanding investment 21% 32% Mining
in the state was US$ 8.9 billion.
Electricity
Services
• Electricity and manufacturing sectors accounted
for about 32 per cent each of the state’s total 32% 10%
Irrigation

outstanding investment. Construction

Road network
• Assam has a total road length of about 41,347 Road type Road length (km)
km (covering both metalled and non-metalled Total road length 41,347
surfaces), accounting for around 60 per cent of
the total road length in the Northeast. National Highways 2,836

State Highways 2,719

• The major towns in the state are connected by
National Highways that cover 2,836 km. Major district roads 4,154

Rural roads 31,638

• The Assam State Transport Corporation
(ASTC), provides state road transport
services, since its establishment in 1970.

• Dispur has received US$ 2 million assistance

from the World Bank for project preparation
of a US$ 200 million state roads project for
the improvement of Assam’s highways and
major district roads.
Inland waterways

Assam’s major river routes are the Brahmaputra and

the Barak rivers, with a combined navigable length of
around 1,000 km.

Seven port locations are operational in the state for

import and export to the Kolkata and Haldia ports.

The river Brahmaputra is known as the National

Waterway No 2 (The Ganges is known as the
National Waterway No 1)
Airports
• Assam has an international airport at Guwahati
known as Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Dibrugarh
International Airport.
Lakhimpur
• The Airport Authority of India plans to make
this as one of the major international airports of Jorhat
India, connecting Southeast Asia with India.The Tezpur
airport is undergoing an overhaul, which
includes both cosmetic and operational Guwahati
changes, including A380 ready runway and jet
ways in the terminal.

• The state also has six domestic airports, at

Guwahati,Tezpur, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Silchar and
North Lakhimpur.
Silchar

International airport

Domestic airport
Railway network
• In 2008,Assam had a total rail length
of approximately 2,435.1 km.

• The headquarters of the North-East

Frontier Railways is located at
Maligaon, on the outskirts of
Guwahati.

• Within the state, all the major towns

such as
Dibrugarh,Tinsukia, Jorhat, Nagaon, G
uwahati,Tezpur, Barpeta, Bongaigaon
are well connected by the railway
network.

• Guwahati is connected to Dibrugarh

through a broad-gauge line
connection whereas a metre-guage
line connects the city with Haflong
and Silchar.
Power
• As of March 2009, Assam had a total installed Installed power capacity
power generation capacity of 471.3 MW, which (MW)
comprised 446.8 MW under state utilities and
24.5 MW under the private sector.
800.0 721.8
700.0 621.7 621.7 621.7 621.8 621.9

• The capacity owned by state utilities comprised 600.0

about 53 per cent of gas-based power plants, 13 500.0 446.3 471.3

per cent of coal-based power plants, 22 per cent 400.0

of hydro electric power plants and 12 per cent of 300.0
thermal-based power plants.The private sector 200.0
controlled capacity was all of gas-based power 100.0
plants.
0.0

• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has

sanctioned US$ 200 million under the Assam
Power Sector Enhancement Investment
Programme. Besides, ADB will provide a grant of
US$ 1 million for capacity development of the
power-sector utilities in the state.
Telecom
• As of November 2009,Assam had a tele- Telecom infrastructure
density of 22 per cent.
GSM cellular subscribers: 7,324,329
Internet/broadband subscribers: 31,456
• The state had 269 telephone exchanges with
approximately 120,000 working connections. Post offices: 71
Telephone exchanges: 269
• The state also had 7.3 million cellular
subscribers and 31,456 Internet/broadband
subscribers in 2009.
Telecom operators in Assam
• Reliance Telecom
• BSNL
• Bharti Airtel
• Dishnet Wireless
• Vodafone Essar
• IDEA Cellular
Urban infrastructure
• Under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), three projects costing US$
95 million have been sanctioned for Guwahati.

• The projects have been sanctioned for completion between 2007-08 and 2009-2010.The target areas
of development are solid waste management, water supply, and storm water drainage.

• Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has provided US$ 21 million for developing
infrastructure for uninterrupted water supply to Guwahati.West Guwahati, comprising of areas such
as Santipur, Maligaon, Pandu and Jalukbari has so far been covered under this programme.
Education sector … (1/2)
• As per Census 2001, the literacy rate of the Assam’s school education statistics
state was 63.3 per cent. Number of schools Lower primary: 30,000
Upper primary: 14,500
• The male literacy rate was 71.3 per cent and
the female literacy rate was 54.6 per cent. Pupil-teacher ratio Primary: 30
Upper primary: 16
• In 2007-08 the state had 44,500 primary Secondary: 19
schools, of which 30,000 were lower primary Gross enrolment ratio Primary: 85.48
schools and 14,500 were upper primary (%) Upper primary: 49.69
schools.

Literacy rates (%)

Literacy rate 63.3
Male literacy 71.3
Female literacy 54.6
Education sector … (2/2)
• Assam has 5 universities, 3 engineering colleges, 22 law colleges, 7 medical colleges, 348
arts, science and commerce colleges, 9 polytechnic institutions and 23 industrial training institutes
(ITI).

• The State Government is taking several steps to encourage setting up of various educational
complexes for skill development. The State Government has formed a steering committee and 27
institute management committees in the it is, to facilitate close coordination between industry and
academia.

Educational infrastructure Premier institutions in Assam

• Gauhati University, Guwahati

• Universities: 5 • Assam University, Silchar
• Engineering colleges: 3 • The Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat
• Law colleges: 22 • Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh
• Medical colleges*: 7 • Tezpur University, Tezpur
• Arts, science and commerce colleges: 348 • Assam Engineering College, Guwahati
• Polytechnic institutions: 9 • Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
• Industrial training institutes: 23 • Jorhat Engineering College, Jorhat
• Regional Engineering College, Silchar
• Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh
• Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati
• Silchar Medical College and Hospital, Silchar

IIT, Guwahati
Health infrastructure
• In 2008, the health infrastructure of the state Health indicators
comprised of 22 hospitals, 610 primary health
centres, 331 dispensaries, 5,109 sub-centres and Birth rate (per 1,000 population)* 24.3
10 community health centres. Death rate (per thousand persons)** 8.6
Infant mortality rate 64.0
• The Assam Government has announced a series (per thousand live births)**
of health packages, including a US$ 30 million
scheme to do away with the traditional gender-
bias by offering financial assistance to the girl
child and radical measures to improve the health
of would-be mothers.
Key health schemes launched by the Assam Government
• The Assam Health Department has launched an
emergency helpline ‘104’ in January 2010 to ‘Majoni’ (Assamese for little girls)
provide instant help to patients and their
families. • A new-born girl child gets a fixed deposit instrument
worth US$ 100.
• A would-be mother gets US$ 20 to US$ 10 for each of
Health infrastructure the first two check-ups.
• Hospitals: 22 ‘Maram’ (Assamese for compassion)
• Primary health centres: 610
• Dispensaries: 331
• Patients in medical college hospitals receive US$ 2 per
• Sub-centres: 5,109 day.
• Community health centres: 10
• Patients in district hospitals get US$ 1.5 per day.
 Industrial infrastructure … (1/2)
Infrastructure Description

Software technology park A software technology park has been set up at Guwahati, near the Lokpriya Gopinath
Bordoloi International Airport, by the Software Technology Parks of India Limited (STPI).

Food processing park The Government of India has sanctioned a food processing park with a total project cost of US$ 1.3
million. The park is being set up near Chaygaon in the district of Kamrup (rural).

Agri-export zone for ginger The Government of India has sanctioned an agri-export zone for the state, for fresh and processed
ginger. The nodal agency for implementing this project is Assam Industrial Development
Corporation Limited.

Biotech park Considering the importance of biotechnology, an integrated park to provide all
infrastructural and other related services, is being developed in Guwahati. The Guwahati Biotech
Park would also undertake research activities in the area of biotechnology.
 Industrial infrastructure … (2/2)
Infrastructure Description

Export promotion industrial Assam Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) has implemented an export promotion industrial
park park (EPIP) at Amingaon, near Guwahati in the district of Kamrup, at an estimated cost of US$ 3.2
million. The total area of the park is 68.1 acres. AIDC has constructed three industrial sheds and allotted
them to three industrial units. In 2008, there were 37 companies and firms in the park, of which 17 were
engaged in manufacturing activities.

Industrial growth centres Industrial growth centres with supporting infrastructure have been set up at Balipara in the Sonitpur
district and Matia in Goalpara. The Matia industrial growth centre has been set up with a total project
cost of US$ 4.8 million and spans across an area of 700 acres. The Balipura industrial growth centre has
been set up with a total project cost of US$ 5.4 million and is spread across an area of 400 acres.

Integrated infrastructure IID centres have been set up at Balipara, Matia, Chaygaon, Dalgaon, Demow, Bhomoraguri,
development (IID) centres Malinibeel, Dahudi, Silapathar, Rangiya, Banderdewa and Titabor.

Border trade centres (BTC) BTCs are located at Mankachar (Dhubri), Sutarkandi (Karimganj) and Darranga (Kamrup).
 Major investments in the infrastructure sector
• As of December 2008, over US$ 3.3 billion of Infrastructure type Investments
investments have been made towards ramping (US$ million)
up Assam’s infrastructure. Power* 1,963.0

Railways 1,018.0
• About 60 per cent of the investments made in
infrastructure have been in the area of power Roads 263.4
(both generation and distribution).
Airport 27.2

• Railways and roads are the other key Shipping 8.5

infrastructure sectors, attracting investments.
Tea
• Tea occupies an important place among all the Key players
agriculture-based industries in Assam.
• Assam Tea Corporation
• About 17 per cent of the workers of Assam are engaged • Assam Company Limited
in the tea industry. • Tata Tea Limited
• Williamson Magor Group
• Assam produces around 55 per cent of the tea produced
• Apeejay Tea
in India and about one-sixth of the tea produced in the
world. • Mcleod Russel

• The state exports about 196 million kg of tea per

annum, on an average.

• Tea is grown both in the Brahmaputra and the Barak

plains.Tea gardens are mostly found in the districts of
Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Nagaon
and Sonitpur.

• The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre was established in

1970 for better marketing of the tea produced in the
region.
 Tea – company profiles … (1/2)
Assam Tea • A wholly-owned undertaking of the Government of Assam and established in 1972.
Corporation
• Comprises of 14 tea estates, spread over 13,000 hectares of prime land in over six districts of Assam.

• Based in Dispur, the corporation provides direct employment to more than 16,000 workers.

Assam Company • Formed in 1839, the company operates 16 factories, 19 tea estates and gardens, spread over 12,000
India Limited hectares, of which 18 tea estates are located in Assam.

• It employs over 32,000 people.

Tata Tea Limited • Set up in 1964 as a joint venture with UK-based James Finlay and Company, the group includes Tata Tea and
the UK-based Tetley Group, which represent the world's second-largest global branded tea operation (after
Unilever’s Brooke Bond-Lipton) with a product and brand
presence in 40 countries.

• The group has 21 tea estates in Assam and its research and development (R&D) centre is
located at Terok.
 Tea – company profiles … (2/2)
Williamson Magor • Established in 1868, the group produces over 75 million kg of tea every year, of which 30 million kg is
Group produced from its 23 tea estates in Assam.

• Tez, Premium Gold and Jaago are the packet tea brands of the company.

Apeejay Tea • Apeejay Tea, formerly Assam Frontier Tea Limited, was established in 1889.

• The company has 17 estates, spread over 50,000 acres in Assam, which together produce
around 25 million kg of tea.

• The company’s known brands are Typhoo, Mantra and Maha Mantra.

Mcleod Russel • The company is a member of the Williamson Magor Group.

• The company produces over 80 million kg of tea every year from seven tea estates in Assam under
the brand name Mcleod Russel.

• In 2005, the company acquired the Doom Dooma Tea Company from Hindustan Unilever
Limited.
Energy: coal, oil and gas

• Assam has over 1.3 billion tonnes of crude oil and Key players
156 billion cubic metric tonnes of natural gas • Bongaigaon Refineries and Petrochemicals
reserves.The state also has a substantial reserve of Limited
coal bed methane (CBM).The state has about 1,200
million metric tonnes (MT) of coal reserves. • Indian Oil Corporation Limited
• Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
• Assam accounts for about 15 per cent of India's • Oil India Limited
crude output.The wells at • Assam Gas Company Limited
Digboi, Duliajan, Sivasagar, etc., also produce natural • Patkai Coal Products Private Limited
gas, accounting for about 50 per cent of India's total
onshore-production. • SKJ Coke Industries Limited
• Coal India Limited
• Coal occurs mainly in upper Assam districts of
Tinsukia and Dibrugarh in the Makum and Dilli –
Jeypore coalfields. Small coal deposits occur
sporadically in the central-Assam districts of Karbi
Anglong and North Cachar Hills.The proved
reserve of coal in this belt is about 340 million
tonnes.

• Margherita town in Tinsukia district is known as the

‘Coal Queen of Assam’.
 Energy: coal, oil and gas – company profiles … (1/2)
Bongaigaon Refineries • BRPL, a Central Government-owned company, was established in 1969 at Bongaigaon in
and Petrochemicals Assam.
Limited (BRPL)
• The company merged with Indian Oil Corporation Limited in 2007.

• It was the first indigenous grass-root refinery in the country, integrated with a petrochemical
complex at one location.

Indian Oil • IOCL is India's largest company by sales with a turnover of US$ 62 billion in 2008-09.
Corporation Limited
(IOCL) • It is the 18th largest petroleum company in the world and stands among the Fortune 500
companies.

• The company has refineries at Digboi, Guwahati and Bongaigaon. The Digboi Refinery is India's
oldest and was commissioned in 1901 with a capacity of 0.65 million metric tonnes per annum
(MMTPA).

Oil and Natural Gas • ONGC is India’s leading oil and gas, exploration and production company.
Corporation Limited
(ONGC) • The company has 240 onshore production installations, 70 drilling rigs, 15,800 km pipeline
network.

• Presently, ONGC has around 300 wells in operation in Assam. In addition, drilling of at least 200 new
wells in Assam is under way, at an estimated cost of US$ 434 million.
 Energy: coal, oil and gas – company profiles … (2/2)
Oil India Limited (OIL) • OIL was established in 1959 to expand and develop the newly discovered oil fields of
Naharkatiya and Moran in Assam.

• Presently, OIL owns and operates 13 drilling rigs and 14 work-over rigs.

• The company’s registered office is located in Duliajan and the pipeline headquarter is located in
Guwahati.

Assam Gas Company • Established in 1962, AGCL is a State Government undertaking.

Limited (AGCL)
• It is headquartered in Duliajan, Assam and is engaged in natural gas-related businesses.

Coal India Limited • CIL is a Government of India undertaking and is the single-largest coal producing company in
(CIL) the world.

• CIL operates through 79 areas and 473 mines, of which 279 are underground.

• It commands 75 per cent of the Indian coal market.

• North Eastern Coalfields, a unit of CIL, is located at Margherita, Assam.

• CIL had a turnover of US$ 10 billion in 2008-09.

Tourism
Assam is a tourist destination to nature lovers, wildlife enthusiasts, leisure tourists, ornithologists and
photographers from all over the world.

According to the Ministry of Tourism, over 3.1 million tourists visited Assam during 2008 – the highest
in the Northeastern states.

Majuli is the one of the largest river islands in the world and the largest freshwater island in South
Asia.
The key tourist destinations in the state are:
Wildlife sanctuaries: Kaziranga, Manas, Orang, Sonai, Rupai, Laokhowa, Pobitora and Dibru-
Chaikhowa.

Leisure/scenic beauty: Chandubi, Bhairabkunda, Daranga, Bhalukpung and Haflong.

Pilgrimage: Guwahati, Hajo, Majuli and Batadrawa.

Golf courses with air strips: Narengi, Borsola and East Boraoi.
Forest resources
• Assam has a rich forest cover over nearly a quarter of its land area.The forests are a reserve of
commercially useful produce like timber, bamboo, stone, cane, etc.

• Government of Assam’s objective is to promote bamboo as a substitute for wood, to make it the timber
of the 21st century.
 Sericulture
The climate and general environment of Assam is well-suited for sericulture. Traditional varieties of silk
cultured
•
include eri, muga and mulberry. The muga silk, known for its fine sheen and golden colour is used
by the local silk-weaving industry and has contributed to the development of the muga in the state.

Assam produces about 10 per cent of total natural silks of India. The state contributes 99 per cent and 65
per• cent, respectively, to the total muga and eri raw silk production in the country.
Law and Order
Major issue of Assam:
• Insurgency
• 36 terrorist groups, 11 are active currently out of which 3 are proscribed

Proscribed terrorist groups:

• National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)
• United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)
• United Liberation Front of Barak Valley(ULFBV)

Main demand: sovereignty

They indulge in extortion activities, political killings, bombings and many anti social
activities.
They are gaining support from ISI (pakistan), HUJI (Bangladesh), KIA (Myanmar) and China.
Rankings of Assam
• 16th by area
• 14th by population
• 17th by GDP
• 7th by fertility rate
• 9th by literacy rate
• 19th by HIV awareness
• 11th by transport network
• 22nd by power capacity
S.W.O.T

Strength Weakness
S.W.O.T

Opportunity Threats
Suggestions
• Provide better education and health facilities to strengthen the
capabilities of the poor and vulnerable groups to earn income.
• Focus on asset formation through employment generation
programmes in order to achieve sustainable poverty reduction.
• Provide better irrigation facilities and water management in order
to encourage the self-employed in agriculture to diversify their
activities and increase their incomes.
• Improve the social status of women through better access to
education apart from improving health care services.
• Use innovative measures such as the Education Guarantee Scheme
of the Madhya Pradesh government to reduce costs of schooling
and increase accountability of teachers.
Thank you
References

Internet sources:
• www.assamgovt.nic.in
• www.assamtourism.org
• www.assamtribune.com
• www.assampolice.com
• www.satp.org
• www.cmie.com
• www.ibef.org
• www.thaindian.com/newsportal