FAST TRACK DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE WITH FOCUS ON CONNECTIVITY

ØMASTER PLAN FOR ROADS TO PROVIDE CONNECTIVITY DOWN TO THE VILLAGES – PURSUE TRANS-ASIAN HIGHWAY PROJECT.

ØEXPEDITE GAUGE CONVERSION, UPGRADE EXISTING TRACKS AND RAILWAY STATIONS, EXTEND RAILWAY LINES – PURSUE TRANS-ASIAN RAILWAY PROJECT.

ØIMPROVE AIR CONNECTIVITY, UPGRADE AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, DEVELOP NEW AIRPORTS – PURSUE OPEN SKY POLICY FOR AIR LINKS TO BIMSTEC AND ASEAN COUNTRIES.

ØIMPROVE TELE-CONNECTIVITY, PRESENT TELE-DENSITY ONLY 3.5%.

ØDEVELOP INLAND WATERWAYS AS CHEAP MODE OF TRANSPORT – BRAHMAPUTRA AND BARAK AS NATIONAL WATERWAYS.

ØTRANSIT THROUGH BANGLADESH CRUCIAL FOR CONNECTIVITY.

THRUST ON DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORS

ØAGRO-CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO HORTICULTURE PRODUCE,  MEDICINAL PLANTS & HERBS.

ØINCREASING PRODUCTIVITY AND PRODUCTION OF FOOD GRAINS AND OTHER PRODUCTS.

ØPIGGERY, POULTRY & FISHERY SECTORS BE DEVELOPED.

ØPOST HARVEST MANAGEMENT, PROCESSING & MARKETING- CRITICAL FACTORS IN THE VALUE CHAIN.

HYDEL POWER AND WATER RESOURCES

ØHARNESS HYDEL POTENTIAL OF 33,140 MW – THIS IS 44% OF ALL INDIA POTENTIAL. PRESENT EXPLOITATION ONLY ABOUT 4%.

ØIMPROVE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS.

ØENCOURAGE MICRO-HYDEL/BIOMASS PLANTS FOR POWER SUPPLY TO REMOTE HABITATIONS.

ØASSAM SUFFERS FROM SEVERE FLOODS- HARNESS ABUNDANT WATER RESOURCES.

ØRIVERS BE UTIISED AS EFFICIENT TRANSPORT CORRIDORS.

ØISSUES RELATING TO N.E. WATER RESOURCES AUTHORITY (NEWRA) BE RESOLVED.

THRUST ON PROVIDING EFFECTIVE HEALTH SERVICES

ØUPGRADATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH NRHM.

ØMOBILE MEDICAL UNITS FOR REMOTE AND INACCESSIBLE AREAS.

ØSTRENGTHEN INDIGENOUS HEALTH PRACTICES.

ØDEVELOP NETWORK OF TELEMEDICINE FACILITIES.

ØCOMBAT HIV-AIDS IN HIGH PREVALENCE STATES OF MANIPUR AND NAGALAND.

EDUCATION IN NER

ØMINIMISE DROP OUT RATE, BY IMPROVING MID-DAY MEAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND INTRODUCTION OF INNOVATIVE INCENTIVE SCHEMES.

ØIMPROVE QUALITY- INTENSIFY TEACHERS TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND STRENGTHEN INFRASTRUCTURE – MORE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS.

ØTHRUST ON PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND SKILL UPGRADATION FOR ENHANCING EMPLOYABILITY.

ØCONSIDER REGIONAL INSTITUTES LIKE NE INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, NE INSTITUTE OF DESIGN.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE AS A GROWTH ENGINE

ØNER- CROSS-ROADS BETWEEN CHINA, NEPAL, BHUTAN, BANGLADESH, MYANMAR AND THAILAND- 98% BORDERS WITH NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES.

ØESTIMATED INFORMAL TRADE- MUCH LARGER THAN VALUE OF REGISTERED TRADE. (FORMAL TRADE IN 2005-2006 UPTIL JANUARY WAS RS. 367 CRORE EXPORT & RS. 46 CRORE IMPORT).

ØLOOK EAST POLICY-  CROSS-BORDER LAND TRADE WITH CHINA, MYANMAR, BHUTAN, BANGLADESH ASEAN AND APEC.

ØASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) PROJECT- “NER TRADE AND INVESTMENT CREATION INITIATIVE”.

PROMOTION OF TOURISM – PARADISE UNEXPLORED

ØECO AND ADVENTURE TOURISM- FORTE OF NER.

ØMOSAIC OF HANDLOOMS & INTRICATE CANE & BAMBOO HANDICRAFTS.

ØMULTIFARIOUS FOLK AND CLASSICAL DANCES.

ØTOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE & CONNECTIVITY ESSENTIAL – PPP MODEL OPTION.