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THE NORTH EAST OF
INDIA
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The North East of India is made up of seven separate states, and
is the most tribal region of India.
Northeast India is the eastern-most region of India connected to
East India via a narrow corridor
squeezed between Nepal and Bangladesh.
The North East of India comprises the contiguous Seven Sister
StatesArunachal
Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and
Tripuraand the
Himalayan state of Sikkim.
These states cover about 7 percent of Indias total area. The
northeastern states, having 3.8% of
Indias total population, are allotted 25 out of a total of 543
seats in the Lok Sabha This is 4.6% of the
total number of seats.
All the seven states are members of the North East Council,
organized on 1st August 1972 and within
the Jurisdiction of Guwahati High Court.
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Sikkim joined the Indian union through a referendum in 1975 and
was recognized as a part of North-
East states in the 1990s. Northeast Indias population size is
roughly equal to the state of Odisha.
The states are officially recognized under the North Eastern
Council (NEC), constituted in 1971 as the
acting agency for the development of the eight states. The North
Eastern Development Finance
Corporation Ltd was incorporated on 9 August 1995 and the
Ministry of Development of North
Eastern Region was set up in September 2001.
North East India is known for its unique culture, handicrafts,
martial arts, and scenic beauty.
Problems include insurgency, unemployment, and lack of
infrastructure. Since the beginning of the
economic liberalization in the 1990s, studies have shown that
this region is lagging behind the others
in terms of development.
A place renowned for its magical beauty and bewildering
diversity, North East India is the home for
more than 166 separate tribes speaking a wide range of
languages. Some groups have migrated over
the centuries from places as far as South East Asia; they retain
their cultural traditions and values
but are beginning to adapt to contemporary lifestyles. Its
jungles are dense, its rivers powerful and
rain, and thunderstorms sweep across the hills, valleys and
plains during the annual monsoons.
Each state is a travelers paradise, with picturesque hills and
green meadows which shelters
thousands of species of flora and fauna. In addition, the states
provide scope for angling, boating,
rafting, trekking and hiking. Besides, there are a number of
wild life sanctuaries and national parks
where rare animals, birds and plants which will surely provide
fascinating insight to the visitors.
