Smallest state in economy, entrepreneurship and health: Mizoram

For the past few years, the Mizoram government has been prioritizing the implementation of the state’s flagship programme-SEDP, or the Socio-Economic Development Policy. SEDP aims to bring about sustainable development through exploration and judicious use of resources and by accelerating progress in key areas while maintaining equity and equity among citizens. It also lays emphasis on political and administrative reforms.

And it is giving result. According to the Economic Survey 2020-2021, Mizoram registered a growth of 14.07 per cent in its Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) during the financial year 2019-2020 as against 13.04 per cent in the 2018-2019 financial year.

Mizoram has also been a beneficiary of the efforts of the central government for the development of the northeastern states. For example, 2,466 MSME units have been registered in Mizoram with the help of funds allocated through the schemes of the Ministry of MSME. The production of bamboo in the state, which accounts for 14 per cent of the total production of India, also contributes significantly to the state’s economy.

Mizoram, along with Nagaland, Sikkim and Manipur, has one of the states with the lowest infant mortality rate (IMR) in India – just three deaths per 1,000 live births. Mizoram’s achievement in this category is particularly outstanding in its sharp drop in IMR numbers – from 32 in 2015 to three now. In March, the government’s plan to improve healthcare infrastructure was approved by the World Bank for $32 million (Rs 238.2 crore) aid for the Mizoram Health System Strengthening Project. The project will strengthen the quality and coverage of services provided by the health systems of the state government, the effectiveness of the state health insurance programme, synergize with the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) and, as a result, reduce financial constraints . Access to hospital services apart from preventing the disastrous health expenditure by poor families.