MANIPUR JEWEL OF INDIA JANUARYAUGUST 2015 2015 For updated information, please visit www.ibef.org 1 MANIPUR JEWEL OF INDIA Executive Summary ……………………. 3 Manipur Vision ………………………….. 4 Advantage Manipur ………………..…… 5 Manipur – An Introduction ……………... 6 Infrastructure Status………………...…. 14 Business Opportunities………………… 27 Doing Business in Manipur………..….. 46 State Acts & Policies ……………..…… 51 JANUARYAUGUST 2015 2015 For updated information, please visit www.ibef.org 2 MANIPUR JEWEL OF INDIA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Flourishing bamboo • With about 3,268 square km of area covered by bamboo forests, Manipur is one of India’s processing industry largest bamboo producing states and a major contributor to the country’s bamboo industry. Strong handicrafts • Manipur has the highest number of handicrafts units as well as the highest number of industry craftpersons comprising skilled and semi-skilled artisans in the entire north-eastern region. Strong handlooms • Handlooms is the largest cottage industry in Manipur and the state ranks among the top industry five in terms of the number of looms in the country. • Manipur has the advantage of acting as India’s ‘Gateway to the East’ through Moreh town, Strong border trade which is the only feasible land route for trade between India and Myanmar and other opportunities Southeast Asian countries. • The Ema Bazaar is one of India’s largest markets run by women. This market majorly sells Largest women-run handloom and handicraft products such as earthen pots, knives, shawls and puppets; as market in the country well as all kinds of dried fish and vegetables. • Due to its wealth of flora and fauna, Manipur is described as a ‘flower on lofty heights’, ‘a A tourist’s paradise jewel of India’ and ‘Switzerland of the East’. Its breathtaking scenic beauty makes it a tourist’s paradise. The average rate of electricity for agriculture is 4.2 cents (US), while the rate for industry is Lowest power tariffs • 6.2 cents (US); these are relatively low rates in comparison to most other Indian states. Source: Ministry of Tourism, Textile and For updated information, please visit www.ibef.org 3 JANUARYAUGUST 2015 2015 Power, News articles MANIPUR JEWEL OF INDIA MANIPUR VISION 2025 • Introduce and expand rail • Develop the state as an network to connect Imphal, education hub and attract Jiribam, Moreh and Guwahati. students from other states. • Build a tunneled roadway • Establish polytechniques, from Imphal railway station to engineering and medical Lamding in Thoubal district. colleges. • Provide disease free living by • Setting up export processing improving the health and zones (EPZs) in every district nutritional status of the people. Transport Education and SEZ for different sectors. • Institutes for nursing, • Identify potential areas and paramedics and medical form industrial hubs to develop technicians to be set up in Health Industries the area. every district. VISION 2025 Information kiosks and tourist • Effective implementation of • Tourism Environment service centres at prominent integrated watershed places. management programmes and Promote tourism by prevention of soil erosion. • Agriculture Infrastructure showcasing the wild life, • Preserve and rejuvenate the religious traditions, adventure, Loktak lake for sustainable art and culture of the state. eco-system of the state. • Produce surplus rice and stop • Create Rural Infrastructure importing rice from other states. Development Fund for providing • Promote organic farming and infrastructure facilities like encourage farmers to use power, education, healthcare, modern technologies. housing and water supply. • Develop Imphal airport into an international airport. Source: Confederation of Indian Industry JANUARYAUGUST 2015 2015 For updated information, please visit www.ibef.org 4 MANIPUR JEWEL OF INDIA ADVANTAGE MANIPUR Conducive agro-climatic Hydropower Growing demand Link with Southeast Asian 2014-15 conditions countries Manipur holds significant cultivation Installed • • Moreh town offers a feasible land- potential for various horticultural crops Hydropower capacity: route between India and Myanmar due to varied agro-climatic conditions. and to the Southeast Asian countries. potential: 80.98 MW as Entrepreneurs get easy access to • • Moreh has a land customs station; an 2,200 MW of June 2015 process and market a wide variety of Integrated Check Post (ICP) is also rare and exotic medicinal and being developed aromatic plants grown in Manipur. • The state is bounded by Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south, and Assam to the west. Advantage Manipur Rich labour pool Facilitating • With a 76.9 per cent literacy rate, infrastructure and ample space Manipur offers a largely educated workforce. • Imphal has one airport and Air India • Knowledge of English is an added provides air cargo services. Four advantage for the Manipuri workforce. national highways run through the state. • Multi-ethnicity and diversity are • The railway line under construction on among Manipur’s strong the Manipur-Assam border is a national characteristics. priority project. • Systems like Khutlang to promote • Manipur has a land area of 22,327 sq km women in mainstream work force. and a pollution free environment. JANUARYAUGUST 2015 2015 For updated information, please visit www.ibef.org 5 MANIPUR JEWEL OF INDIA MANIPUR FACT FILE The Manipur river basin has seven major rivers – Imphal, Iril, Nambul, Sekmai, Chakpi, Thoubal and Khuga. Loktak Lake, the largest fresh-water lake in the Northeast, is situated in the state. Different ethnic groups include Meetei, Kuki, Hmar, Naga, Pangal, Gorkhali and Bishnupriya Manipuri. Parameters Manipur Capital Imphal Geographical area (sq km) 22,327 Source: www.mapsofindia.com Administrative districts (No) 9 Manipur is situated in the eastern-most corner of Northeast Population density (persons per sq km) 115 India. The state shares borders with other north-eastern Total population (million) 2.6 states of Nagaland, Mizoram and Assam and the neighbouring country of Myanmar. Male population (million) 1.3 Female population (million) 1.3 Meiteilon (Manipuri) is the state language, although, English and Hindi are also commonly used for communication. Sex ratio (females per 1,000 males) 992 Literacy rate (%) 76.9 Depending on the altitude of the hill ranges, the climatic condition varies from tropical to sub-alpine. Source: Government of Manipur website, www.manipur.gov.in, Census 2011 JANUARYAUGUST 2015 2015 For updated information, please visit www.ibef.org 6 MANIPUR JEWEL OF INDIA MANIPUR IN FIGURES … (1/2) Parameter Manipur All states Source Economy 2014-15 2014-15 TechSci Estimates based on “Advanced GSDP as a percentage of all states’ GSDP 0.12 100.0 Estimates” provided by Directorate of Economics and Statistics of Manipur TechSci Estimates based on “Advanced GSDP growth rate (%) -0.8 7.3 Estimates” provided by Directorate of Economics and Statistics of Manipur TechSci Estimates based on “Advanced Per capita GSDP (US$ ) 779.9 1,389.61 Estimates” provided by Directorate of Economics and Statistics of Manipur Physical Infrastructure Installed power capacity (MW) 206.11* 272,502.95 Central Electricity Authority, as of May 2015 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India-April Wireless subscribers (No) 10,512,330^** 973,347,094 2015 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India-April Broadband subscribers (No) 660,000^*** 100,760,000 2015 National highway length (km) 1,745.74 92,851.07 National Highway Authority of India April-2015 Airports (No) 3 132 Airports Authority of India ^Combined figures for the North-East states comprising Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura *As of June 2015, ** As of May 2015, ***As of March 2014 JANUARYAUGUST 2015 2015 For updated information, please visit www.ibef.org 7 MANIPUR JEWEL OF INDIA MANIPUR IN FIGURES … (2/2) Parameter Manipur All states Source Social Indicators Literacy rate (%) 76.9 73.0 Census 2011 Birth rate (per 1,000 population) 14.7 21.4 SRS Bulletin, September 2014 Investments Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, FDI equity inflows (US$ billion) 0.08* 248.5 April 2000 to March 2015 Outstanding investments (US$ billion) 3.7 2,414.2 CMIE (2013-14) *FDI inflows for RBI’s (Reserve Bank of India’s) Northeast region, which includes Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura, SRS: Sample Registration System JANUARYAUGUST 2015 2015 For updated information, please visit www.ibef.org 8 MANIPUR JEWEL OF INDIA ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT – GSDP GSDP of Manipur at current prices (in US$ billion) Per capita GSDP (US$) CAGR CAGR 837.3 786.6 7.8% 5.3% 777.6 779.9 2.45 2.43 722.5 2.24 2.21 643.0 639.7 2.00 600.4 529.2 1.74 514.2 1.68 1.60 463.9 1.30 1.36 1.15 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 At current prices, the total GSDP of Manipur was about US$ The state’s per capita GSDP has increased from US$ 463.9 2.4 billion in 2014-15. in 2004-05 to US$ 779.9 in 2014-15. The GSDP of the state grew at a CAGR of 7.8 per cent from The per capita GSDP increased at a compound annual 2004-05 to 2014-15 . growth rate (CAGR) of 5.3 per cent between 2004-05 and 2014-15. Source: TechSci Estimates based on “Advanced Estimates” provided by Directorate of Economics and Statistics of Manipur JANUARYAUGUST 2015 2015 For updated information, please visit www.ibef.org 9 MANIPUR JEWEL OF INDIA ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT – NSDP NSDP of Manipur at current prices (in US$ billion) Per capita NSDP (US$) CAGR CAGR 736.3 4.7% 680.1 689.7 2.08 2.06 661.4 7.2% 1.97 1.93 634.2 573.4 571.3 1.76 536.7 1.55 1.50 1.43 462.1 474.6 416.0 1.16 1.22 1.03 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 In 2014-15, the total NSDP of Manipur at current prices was The state’s per capita NSDP in 2014-15 was US$ 661.4 as about US$ 2.06 billion.