Volume : 7, Issue : 5, May - 2018

Prospect of economic upliftment in the Brahmaputra Valley: A study on the Mising inhabitated area

Dr. Ranjit Kaman

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:&#10;EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">The economy of India is agrarian and socio-economic development of the mass of the majority of the state depends on agriculture. Presently, in India most of the states are gradually moving away from their traditional agriculture based on economy towards industry or service oriented sectors. However, the state of Assam is still mostly dependent on the agriculture sector. About 90 percent of populations of the state rely on the agriculture for their living hood and socio-economic improvement.The Mising mainly inhabited in the 9 district of Brahmaputra valley. Originally, Mising were tribe dweller of Arunachal Pradesh and migrated to the Brahmaputra valley in 12^th century AD. Agriculture is the main living hood and major source of income. Till today, the Mising applied the aged old traditional system in the cultivation. So, production of agriculture is very less. In the field of business Mising are not so interested. Number of government and private company servicer is very less. There is enough scope of the development of economy in this area. In this study an attempt has been&nbsp; made highlight the prospect of economic development in the Mising inhabited area.</span></p>