61bb { "metadata": { "url": "https://www.shefexil.org/assam.php", "title": "SHEFEXIL", "meta_description": "", "meta_keywords": "" }, "content": "SHEFEXIL\nAbout\nArchives\nEnquiry\nContact\nExports\nPanels\nShellac & Lac Based Products\nVegetable Saps & Extracts of Herbs\nGuar Gum\nHerbs\nFixed Vegetable Oils, Oil Cakes & Others\nOther Vegetable Materials\nNorth East Region\nArunachal Pradesh\nAssam\nManipur\nMeghalaya\nMizoram\nNagaland\nTripura\nSikkim\nNutraceuticals\nBrochure\nPublic Notice\nNews\nTenders\nStatistics\nResources\nMedia & Events\nElection to COA for FY 2025-26\nBharat Nutraverse EXPO 2025\nExports\nPanels\nNutraceuticals\nShellac & Lac Based Products\nVegetable Saps & Extracts of Herbs\nGuar Gum\nHerbs\nFixed Vegetable Oils, Oil Cakes & Others\nOther Vegetable Materials\nNorth East Region\nNorth East Regions\nArunachal Pradesh\nAssam\nManipur\nMeghalaya\nMizoram\nNagaland\nTripura\nSikkim\nNews\nTenders\nStatistics\nResources\nMedia & Events\nElection to COA for FY 2025-26\nBharat Nutraverse EXPO 2025\nAssam\nAssam - At a glance\nHome\nNorth East Region\nAssam\nNORTH EAST REGION\nArunachal Pradesh\nAssam\nManipur\nMeghalaya\nMizoram\nNagaland\nTripura\nSikkim\nAssam\nAssam - At a glance\nArea:\n78,438 km2\nPopulation:\n3.12 crores (2011 Census)\nOfficial language(s):\nAssamese, Bodo, Karbi\nLiteracy Rate:\n73.18% (2011 census)\nInternational Border:\nBhutan in the North, Bangladesh in the West & South\nCapital:\nDispur\nMajor cities:\nGuwahati and Dibrugarh. Tezpur, Silchar,Tinsukia, Jorhat are smaller towns.\nAirport & Railway Head:\nGuwahati\nEconomy:\nPredominantly agricultural. The principal food crops produced are rice (paddy), maize (corn), pulses, potato, wheat, etc., while the principal cash crops are tea, jute, oilseeds, sugarcane, cotton, and tobacco.\nImportant industries:\nTea, coal, matches, plywood, sugar, fertilizer, jute, textiles, petroleum crude, oil refinery products, wheat flour, paper, cement, plywood, match and paper pulp industries.\nGDP:\n115,408 ( in Crores of Rupees)\nImportant Resources:\nThe State is rich in natural resources like oil and natural gas, coal, rubber, tea and some minerals like granite, limestone and kaolin. Forest resources are about 25% of the state’s land area; main products are: timber, bamboo, cane.\nAdvantages:\nVast natural resources such as oil, natural gas and minerals, hydro energy, diverse agro-climatic zones, forest resources and medicinal plants\nLiberal Industrial Policy\nSpecial tax incentives for Export Oriented Units (EOUs)\nIts geographical location is advantageous for foreign trade with neighboring countries like Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, China etc.\nAssam is poised to have surplus quality power in the near future through the National Power Grid which is in advanced stage of implementation\nThe river Brahmaputra is the National Waterway No.2 of the country\nThe Rs. 5460 crores Assam Gas Cracker Project with joint venture of GAIL, NRL, OIL, and Govt. of Assam which is scheduled to be complete within 2012 will generate lot of investment opportunities for polymer based industries and engineering industries in petro chemical sector\nStrong language and communication skills, since English is a widely spoken language in the region.\nExport prospects of Assam:\nTextiles\nMinerals\nCereals\nMedicinal herbs and plants\nAssam Lemon & Hatkora\nHome\nTrade Enquiry\nPrivacy policy\nDisclaimer\nSitemap\nContact Us\nCopyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved by Shellac and Forest Products Export Promotion Council", "html": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSHEFEXIL\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Assam - At a glance
\n Area: 78,438 km2
\n Population: 3.12 crores (2011 Census)
\n Official language(s): Assamese, Bodo, Karbi
\n Literacy Rate: 73.18% (2011 census)
\n International Border: Bhutan in the North, Bangladesh in the West & South
\n Capital: Dispur
\n Major cities: Guwahati and Dibrugarh. Tezpur, Silchar,Tinsukia, Jorhat are smaller towns.
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Economy: Predominantly agricultural. The principal food crops produced are rice (paddy), maize (corn), pulses, potato, wheat, etc., while the principal cash crops are tea, jute, oilseeds, sugarcane, cotton, and tobacco.
\n Important industries: Tea, coal, matches, plywood, sugar, fertilizer, jute, textiles, petroleum crude, oil refinery products, wheat flour, paper, cement, plywood, match and paper pulp industries.
\n GDP: 115,408 ( in Crores of Rupees)
\n Important Resources: The State is rich in natural resources like oil and natural gas, coal, rubber, tea and some minerals like granite, limestone and kaolin. Forest resources are about 25% of the state’s land area; main products are: timber, bamboo, cane.\n

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  • Vast natural resources such as oil, natural gas and minerals, hydro energy, diverse agro-climatic zones, forest resources and medicinal plants
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  • Liberal Industrial Policy
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  • Assam is poised to have surplus quality power in the near future through the National Power Grid which is in advanced stage of implementation
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  • The river Brahmaputra is the National Waterway No.2 of the country
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  • The Rs. 5460 crores Assam Gas Cracker Project with joint venture of GAIL, NRL, OIL, and Govt. of Assam which is scheduled to be complete within 2012 will generate lot of investment opportunities for polymer based industries and engineering industries in petro chemical sector
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