The Government of Arunachal Pradesh has made several policy announcements in order to set up the right kind of business climate into the State. Such policy documents guide the investors about the opportunities in the various sectors of the State. They lay down a roadmap for removing various hurdles in the path of industrial development of the State. They also envisage the investment incentives and schemes for the investors.

The major being, the Agricultural Policy, which has been announced with a view to achieve higher economic growth and create job opportunities for the rural unemployed through agriculture and allied sector. It aims to govern the entire gamut of agriculture scenario of the State. The basic objectives of the policy are to:-

• Create conditions which would help the farming communities to maximize their incomes;
• Encourage land based activities like agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, sericulture, fish rearing, etc;
• Give special emphasis on shifting cultivation, thereby ensuring better land management and introducing improved cultivation in slop land through agro-forestry and other activities;
• Identify new location specific and economically viable improved species of agriculture, horticulture, livestock, fish, etc;
• Ensure adequate and timely supply of inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, agri-tools and implements, as well as credit at reasonable rate to farmers by the Government and other institutions;
• Raise the consumption of such inputs for achieving the targetted increase in per unit area productivity;
• Encourage use of organic manure/compost with a view to avoid ill effects of inorganic fertilizers;
  
• Create conditions that encourages participation of the private enterprises in the establishment of agro-based industries;
• Encourage formation of 'Self Help Groups' and village committees at different levels;
• Build a well organized, efficient and result-oriented agricultural research and education system for introducing technological changes in the agricultural sector;
• Develop marketing infrastructure as well as techniques of preservation, storage and transportation, etc. with a view to reduce the post harvest losses and ensure a better return to the growers;
• Set up the agro-processing units, mainly small processing units, in production areas so as to add values to agricultural and horticultural produce; etc.

Another important policy is the Industrial Policy, which aims to develop sound and efficient industrial base in the State economy. The basic objectives of the policy are to:-

• Encourage the establishment of industrial undertakings in the private and cooperative sectors for the sustainable development of the State;
• Create gainful employment opportunities (especially self-employment) in industrial and allied sectors for the local populations of Arunachal Pradesh;
• Exploit fully the forest resources, minerals and other natural resources of the State for its industrial development;
• Remove transportation and communication bottlenecks in the State;
• Create investor-friendly climate for all industrial units;
• Encourage investment into the economy from investors outside the State;
• Generate employment among women and encourage women entrepreneurs;
• Develop agro-based industries especially in the plantation sector;
• Revive sick industries in the small-scale and tiny sector; etc.
  

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