Established in 2001 an an independent Ministry
Only Ministry with Territorial Jurisdiction
Shares 22.46% of country’s Silk Production
8 States
NER constitutes 3.78% of country’s population – (45 million as per Census 2011)
NER has a Population Density of 175 per Sq. Km., varies from 17 in Arunachal Pradesh to 398 in Assam
Sex Ratio of 959 and Child Sex Ratio of 960
SC population 6.62% and ST population 27.7%; Mizoram, Nagaland & Meghalaya having ST population above 85%
NER comprises approx. 7.98% of country’s area
Average Infant Mortality Rate of 25 per 1000 live births, against a national average of 34
7761 Sub-Centres, 1603 Primary Health Centres and 340 Community Health Centres
Average Literacy rate of 78.5%, against a national average of 73%
1.07 lakh Schools, 62 Universities and 854 Colleges
Average Drop-out Rate of 13% at primary and higher secondary level-
Average Unemployment Rate of 9.1%
5,483 Km of international borders
5,26,915 km of Total Road length, 13,129 km of NHs and 14,024 km of SHs
Railway Route length of 2669.52 km
Shares 52.68% of country’s Tea Production
Average Per Capita Electricity Consumption of about 500 KWh; Average yearly Installed Capacity of Power of approx. 4700 MW
Covers 34.5% of the total bamboo bearing area in the country
Around 97 lakh of Annual Tourist footfalls
Annual Rainfall of about 18000 mm
Constitutes 3.37% of country’s total agriculture land holding
591 crore of cumulative FDI inflows
Average Per Capita NSDP of Rs. 1,11,042