Spur to militancy?
employment
• Agriculture does not create enterpreneurs that can handle a monetised economy. Urban populations surge as people move to cities loking for options (see graphs)
Urban jungle
• The educated youth moves to towns. But education fails them. Assam is worst-hit, with 1,486,600 registered unemployed in 2001. That is 61.5 per cent more than the rest of the six states. The seven states put together had only 2,300 unemployed capable of administrative, executive and managerial work
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investment
• The government believes pouring money in is the panacea. Between August, 1999 and May, 2002 it invests Rs 1,267.87 crore. This generates a mere 18,007 jobs
• Guwahati is where the buck stops, literally. So Assam gets most of the investments. Other states’ capacity to invest is minimal and the industrial sector unwilling
• The government believes pouring money in is the panacea. Between August, 1999 and May, 2002 it invests Rs 1,267.87 crore. This generates a mere 18,007 jobs
• Guwahati is where the buck stops, literally. So Assam gets most of the investments. Other states’ capacity to invest is minimal and the industrial sector unwilling
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Source: SK Mishra 2002, ‘AGRICULTURE IN THE NORTH-EASTERN REGION’, Department of Economics, north east hill univeristy, Shillong.
Anon 2003, Basic Stastics for Northeast, North East Council, Shillong
Anon 2003, Basic Stastics for Northeast, North East Council, Shillong