Addressing the NE economists at the 17th annual conference of North Eastern Economic Association (NEEA) at Rajiv Gandhi University near here today, Tuki, speaking as chief guest, said that the state is going through a massive transition.
Connectivity being the catalyst for development, the 1,600-km Trans-Arunachal Highway would be completed by 2017 while over 529-km rural road have been built, efforts are on to introduce fixed wing aircraft service (ATR aircraft) as Ziro, Pasighat, Tezu & Mechuka airports would be operational next year.
The state being a late starter has crossed the initial hurdles and has proposed a Vision for 2030. By then the state would undergo a sea change in all-round development, he said. Prof Barbara Harriss-White, Prof Emeritus of Oxford
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She raised six vital questions in her paper - India's informal economy - questions of work and wellbeing - giving enough materials for serious thoughts.
About 93 percent of all livelihoods and over 60 percent GDP, 40 percent manufacturers exports come from unregistered sources, covering many sectors from agriculture to the Border Roads Organisation labour force working in Arunachal which come under informal economy.
Contact labour, illegal labour, women working in paddy fields etc are all part of Indian economy making India's informal economy much larger than that of the other BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa), she said while giving a paradoxical comparison.
Highlighting various NE problmes, including insurgency, bandh culture and inter-state boundary problems hindering development, he urged the economists to influence the policy makers for finding a lasting solution to these problems.