Arunachal Pradesh is the largest among the seven states located in the Northeast of India. The state's economy is largely agrarian, based on the terraced farming of rice and the cultivation of crops such as maize, millet, wheat, pulses, sugarcane, ginger, oilseeds, cereals, potato, and pineapple. The state has considerable mineral reserves that offer huge potential. The state’s hydropower generation potential is estimated at 60,000 Megawatt (MW), or approximately 25 per cent of India’s current power generating capacity.
The state’s textile industry, including carpet making, enjoys a huge appeal. The state’s carpets have received national and international fame for their creativity, design and quality. Arunachal Pradesh, with an area of 83,743 sq km, is the largest state in the Northeast of India. Its diverse topography offers opportunities for non-timber based industries such as bamboo, cane and medicinal plants.
5 District Industrial Centers and 8 Sub-District Industrial Centers form the administrative infra-structure of industry in Arunachal Pradesh. Prospective entrepreneurs and new industries are provided with every guidance or help in these centers. They provide raw materials, identify suitable schemes, prepare reports and also look after the marketing parts of the local products. There are also two Industrial Training Institutes and one to update the local tribes and provide them employment. There are many small scale and handloom industries in Arunachal Pradesh strengthening the economy of the state. Cane and bamboo work, weaving, mat making are some indigenous employments in Arunachal Pradesh. There is also bamboo gasifiers and bamboo shoot processing industries in Arunachal Pradesh set up at Namsai to support the small scale industries.
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