India’s northeast happens to be a region extraordinarily rich in ecological wealth and socio-cultural diversity.

All the eight north-eastern states (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura, Nagaland) taken together are considered to be the gateway to the South-East Asia but unfortunately due to multiple factors this gateway remains largely shut.

In comparison to the national average (in terms of economic growth indicators) the region lags behind despite making substantial progress in the past few years.

There also lies huge intra-regional disparities and differences and whatever growth has been marked and progress being made inside the region, even the fruits of those progresses have also not found to be properly, evenly and equitably distributed within the region.

The legal framework which consists of special constitutional status, customary practices, state laws and central laws, all play extremely important role in shaping the economic texture of the region.