MANIPUR JEWEL OF INDIA For updated information, please visit www.ibef.org March 2018 Table of Content Executive Summary……………….….…….3 Manipur Vision………………..….………….4 Advantage Manipur……….…….…..……....9 Manipur – An Introduction………………….6 Infrastructure Status…………...……….…14 Business Opportunities.............................28 Doing Business in Manipur…….…………46 State Acts & Policies…….……….......……51 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Flourishing bamboo . Manipur is one of India’s largest bamboo producing states and a major contributor to the country’s bamboo processing industry industry. In 2015, the state accounted for 9,303 square km of bamboo bearing area. Strong handicrafts . Manipur has the highest number of handicrafts units as well as the highest number of craft persons industry 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 five in terms of the industry number of looms in the country. Strong border trade . Manipur has the advantage of acting as India’s ‘Gateway to the East’ through Moreh town, which is the only opportunities feasible land route for trade between India and Myanmar and other Southeast Asian countries. Largest women-run . The Ema Bazaar is one of India’s largest markets run by women. This market majorly sells handloom and handicraft products such as earthen pots, knives, shawls and puppets; as well as all kinds of dried fish and market in the country vegetables. A tourist’s paradise . Due to its wealth of flora and fauna, Manipur is described as a ‘flower on lofty heights’, ‘a jewel of India’ and ‘Switzerland of the East’. Its breath-taking scenic beauty makes it a tourist’s paradise. Source: Ministry of Industries, Ministry of Tourism, Textile and Power, News articles 3 MANIPUR For updated information, please visit www.ibef.org MANIPUR VISION 2025 . Introduce & expand rail network . Develop the state as an education to connect Imphal, Jiribam, hub & attract students from other Moreh & Guwahati. states. Build a tunnelled roadway from . Establish polytechniques, Imphal railway station to Lamding engineering & medical colleges. in Thoubal district. Provide disease free living by . Setting up export processing improving the health & nutritional Transport Education zones (EPZs) in every district & status of the people. SEZ for different sectors. Institutes for nursing, paramedics . Identify potential areas & form & medical technicians to be set industrial hubs to develop the Health up in every district. Industries area. Vision 2025 . Effective implementation of . Information kiosks & tourist Tourism Environments service centres at prominent integrated watershed places. management programmes & prevention of soil erosion. Promote tourism by showcasing Agriculture Infrastructure the wild life, religious traditions, . Preserve & rejuvenate the adventure, art & culture of the Loktak lake for sustainable eco- state. system of the state. Produce surplus rice & stop . Create Rural Infrastructure importing rice from other states. Development Fund for . Promote organic farming & providing infrastructure encourage farmers to use modern facilities like power, education, technologies. healthcare, housing & water supply. Develop Imphal airport into an international airport. Source: Confederation of Indian Industry 4 MANIPUR For updated information, please visit www.ibef.org ADVANTAGE: MANIPUR June 2016 Conducive agro-climatic conditions Link with Southeast Asian countries February . Manipur holds significant cultivation potential for . Moreh town offers a feasible land-route between India 2018 various horticultural crops due to varied agro-climatic & Myanmar & to the Southeast Asian countries. Thermal Thermal conditions. Moreh has a land customs station; an Integrated Check power . Entrepreneurs get easy access to process & market a Post (ICP) is also being developed power installed installed wide variety of rare & exotic medicinal & aromatic . The state is bounded by Nagaland to the north, capacity: plants grown in Manipur. Mizoram to the south & Assam to the west. capacity: 119.68 MW 138.97 MW Advantage Manipur Rich labour pool Facilitating infrastructure and ample space . With a 76.9% literacy rate, Manipur offers a largely . Imphal has one airport & Air India provides air cargo educated workforce. services. 4 national highways run through the state. Knowledge of English is an added advantage for the . The railway line under construction on the Manipur- Manipuri workforce. Assam border is a national priority project. Multi-ethnicity & diversity are among Manipur’s strong . Manipur has a land area of 22,327 sq km & a pollution characteristics. free environment. Systems like Khutlang to promote women in mainstream work force. 5 MANIPUR For updated information, please visit www.ibef.org MANIPUR - FACT FILE . The Manipur river basin has 7 major rivers – Imphal, Iril, Nambul, Sekmai, Chakpi, Thoubal & 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 & Bishnupriya Manipuri. Parameters Manipur Capital Imphal Geographical area (sq km) 22,327 Administrative districts (No) 16 Population density (persons per sq km) 128 . Manipur is situated in the eastern-most corner of Northeast India. Total population 2,855,794 The state shares borders with other north-eastern states of Sex ratio (females per 1,000 males) 985 Nagaland, Mizoram & Assam & the neighbouring country of Myanmar. Literacy rate (%) 76.9 . Meiteilon (Manipuri) is the state language, although, English & Hindi are also commonly used for communication. Depending on the altitude of the hill ranges, the climatic condition varies from tropical to sub-alpine. Source: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Manipur Census 2011 6 MANIPUR For updated information, please visit www.ibef.org MANIPUR IN FIGURES … (1/2) Parameter Manipur All states Source Economy 2016-17 2016-17 Aranca Estimates based on “Advanced Estimates” GSDP as a percentage of all states’ GSDP 0.13 100.0 provided by Directorate of Economics and Statistics of Manipur Aranca Estimates based on “Advanced Estimates” GSDP growth rate (%) 11.64 8.71 provided by Directorate of Economics and Statistics of Manipur Aranca Estimates based on “Advanced Estimates” Per capita GSDP (US$) 918.25 1,546 provided by Directorate of Economics and Statistics of Manipur Physical Infrastructure Installed power capacity (MW) 234.68 334,146.91 Central Electricity Authority, as of January 2018 1 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, as of Wireless subscribers (No) 12,796,167 1,151,936,422 January 2018 1 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, as of Internet subscribers (No) 5,190,000 445,950,000 September 2017 National Highway length (km) 1,745.7 115,435 NHAI & Road & Building Department Airports (No) 1 125 Airports Authority of India Note: 1Combined figures for the Northeast states comprising Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura 7 MANIPUR For updated information, please visit www.ibef.org MANIPUR IN FIGURES … (2/2) Parameter Manipur All states Source Social Indicators Literacy rate (%) 76.9 74.0 Census 2011 Birth rate (per 1,000 population) 12.9 20.4 SRS Bulletin Investments Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, From FDI equity inflows (US$ billion) 0.11 367.93 April 2000 to December 2017 Note : 1 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 8 MANIPUR For updated information, please visit www.ibef.org ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT – GSDP GSDP of Manipur at current prices (in US$ billion) Per capita GSDP (in US$) ^CAGR 10.21% CAGR 8.25% 4.50 1200.00 4.00 1000.00 3.50 4.08 3.00 3.59 800.00 1030.32 3.32 2.50 942.78 912.72 2.97 2.82 600.00 831.40 2.00 2.51 721.60 693.01 1.50 2.13 2.00 400.00 1.00 0.50 200.00 0.00 0.00 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18E 2018-19E 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 . At current prices, the GSDP* of Manipur was about US$ 3.59 . The state’s per capita GSDP^ has increased from US$ 693.01 in billion in 2017-18e and is expected to reach US$ 4.08 billion by 2011-12 to US$ 1,030.32 in 2016-17. 2018-19. The per capita GSDP increased at a compound annual growth . The GSDP growth of the state is expected at a CAGR of 10.21% rate (CAGR) of 8.25% between 2011-12 and 2016-17. between 2011-12 and 2017-18. Note: GSDP* - Geometric mean of YoY calculation from 2004-05 to 2014-15, Per Capita GSDP^ - calculated using GSDP million USD / Population in million, Exchange Rate – US$ 1 = Rs 64.4273, ^CAGR is till FY18 Source: Aranca Estimates based on “Advanced Estimates” provided by Directorate of Economics and Statistics of Manipur 9 MANIPUR For updated information, please visit www.ibef.org ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT – NSDP NSDP of Manipur at current prices (in US$ billion) Per capita NSDP of Manipur at current prices (in US$) 3.50 1000.00 CAGR 8.56% CAGR 10.94% 900.00 3.00 800.00 930.66 3.00 2.50 700.00 848.44 2.68 819.76 600.00 2.00 2.53 741.89 2.24 500.00 1.50 639.95 617.16 1.89 400.00 1.79 1.00 300.00 200.00 0.50 100.00 0.00 0.00 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 . In 2016-17, the total NSDP# of Manipur at current prices was . The state’s per capita NSDP& in 2016-17 was US$ 930.66 as about US$ 3.00 billion. compared to US$ 617.16 in 2011-12. From 2011-12 to 2016-17, the average NSDP growth rate was . The per capita NSDP increased at a CAGR of 8.56% between about 10.94%.