INDIAN STATE : NAGALAND

Mineral based industries

Nagaland is rich in mineral resources. Explorations carried by the state Geology & Mining Department, Geological Survey of India, ONGC Ltd., Atomic Minerals Division and Central Ground Water Board have established the following mineral reserves which can be exploited for commercially purposes:

• Petroleum & Natural Gas
  
• High grade limestone
  
• Marble and dimensional/decorative stones
  
• Coal
  
• Nickel-Cobalt-Chromium bearing ore

The huge reserves of more than 1000 million tones of high chemical grade limestone in the eastern Nagaland is a major prospect for setting up of mineral resource based industries. There is urgent need for enhancing the pace of exploration especially for the untapped potential for hydrocarbon deposits and metallic deposits by infusing both the latest technology and required funds from domestic and foreign investors. Although a number of mineral reserves have been proved in the State, its exploration have been delayed due to various constraints. Nagaland offers investment potentialities in terms of exploration as well as exploitation including development of mineral based industries, which have high export potential. The possibilities include multi-disciplinary explorations for precious metals in the Ophiolites and Fossil fuels in the Sedimentary basins. Evolving Metallurgical know-how for utilization of multi-metal deposits of Nickle-Cobalt-Chromium-Iron. Exploration and production of Oil & Natural Gas including setting up of Refinery, Petro-chemical Industries, gas based power generation, etc. and setting up of medium to large industries based on very high grade limestone/marble deposits.

Policy Framework

Nagaland Industrial Policy

The mission of the policy is to facilitate rapid and sustained industrial development in the state through enhanced investment, an investor friendly environment, provision of infrastructure and institutional support, attractive incentive package and optimum utilization of existing resources in order to gainfully exploit emerging opportunities in the national and international markets and generate substantial income and employment avenues for the people of Nagaland.

Objectives of the policy

Create conditions for rapid industrial development and a climate conducive for investment.

• Create gainful employment opportunities for local population.
  
• Develop human resources and bring about improvement in the quality of life by promoting industrial ventures in sectors in which the State has a comparative advantage.
  
• Develop entrepreneurial and other technical skills of the available human resources by setting up training centers in relevant sectors as also by enlisting support from reputed national and regional training centers.
  
• Develop industrial infrastructure in selected areas by providing common facilities in a compact area for specialized categories of industrial units. Provide other critical infrastructure such as power, water, communications, etc.
  
• Promote export-oriented industries with a view to exploit the emerging market opportunities in the neighboring countries.
  
• Develop marketing facilities for industrial products.
  
• Encourage large and medium scale mother industries in the public, private, joint and assisted sectors to create an industrial base making use of the available resource base of the State in selective categories compatible with the local environment and ecology.
  
• Develop village and Small Scale Service and Business Enterprises (SSSBE) to provide self-employment to unemployed youth.
  
• Develop and promote Tourism Industry in the State.
  
• Revive and rehabilitate sick industrial units in the State.
  
• Develop food-processing industry by facilitating forward and backward linkages.
  
• Expedite formalization and development of cross border trade with Myanmar.
• Provide investor friendly environment by removing procedural bottlenecks and legal hurdles.
  
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Information Technology Policy

The Government of Nagaland endeavors to develop the state as a preferred IT destination by creating an enabling environment with appropriate policy intervention and people's participation. It also endeavors to use IT based technologies to uplift the quality of life of the people of the state particularly in the rural areas.

Nagaland has a sizeable English speaking populace, an equitable and salubrious climate and a vibrant social structure making it ideally suited for IT related industries. This greatly enhances the position of the State as an attractive location for development and growth of the information technology industry and related services.

Objectives of the policy

• Government to play the role of a facilitator; defining standards; providing infrastructure support; interfacing with related institutions within the country and outside and build regulatory mechanisms.
  
• Creation and systematic enhancement of IT infrastructure in the State through Public-Private partnerships.
  
• Development of human resource by widening the reach of IT education in terms of quality and spatial coverage with a view to improving the employability of youth.
  
• Encourage e-Commerce to overcome the handicap of remoteness.
  
• Encourage electronic governance for:
  • Bringing transparency in Government operations through Government-citizen interface (G2C)
    
  • Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of Government's service delivery systems.
    
  • Faster dissemination of information.
    
  • Better financial management.
• Encourage and popularize IT Education.
  
• Grant industry status to all software industries in the State, including IT enabled Services making them eligible for all concessions and incentives applicable under the State Industrial Policy. For the purpose of this clause, accredited/recognised IT training institutions shall be eligible to claim industry status.
  
• Ensure fast-track decision on IT related proposals by the concerned departments to be reviewed by the State level Committee headed by the Chief Secretary.
  
• The State IT Council headed by the Chief Minister shall carry out periodic review of the implementation of this policy.

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