Assam Least Developed state in The NE

Assam is lagging behind all other states in the Northeast — ArunachalPradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura — in human development index. What is particularly unfair is the central government is making a habit of taking Assam for granted.... The alienation of Assam persists, the study warns. Assam stands at a dismal position in the Human Development Index (HDI), which is a holistic indicator of education, health and income. Its HDI rating of 0.348 places it second from the bottom in the northeast, points out the study, titled “Left Behind - A Case Study of Assam...[more]

And, Assam accounts for 50% of India's onshore production of Oil and Natural gas.[more]

Need I say more that the NE is neglected?

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