5 District Industrial Centers and 8 Sub-District Industrial Centers form the administrative infra-structure of industry in Arunachal Pradesh. Prospective entrepreneurs and new industries are provided with every guidance or help in these centers. They provide raw materials, identify suitable schemes, prepare reports and also look after the marketing parts of the local products. There are also two Industrial Training Institutes and one to update the local tribes and provide them employment.

Since Arunachal Pradesh is an agricultural land, most of the industries of Arunachal Pradesh are agro-based. Some of them are:

Guna Saw and Veneer Mill
Dibang Valley Timber Trade Ltd
Tirap Veneer and Saw Mills Ltd
Arunachal Saw and Veneer Mills
Node Timber Company Veneer
Arunachal wood based and Chemical Industries (p) Ltd
Jenney Plywood Industries Ltd
Narottam Co-operative Industries
Parsuram Cement Ltd
Banderdewa Saw Mills and Plywood
Arunachal Horticulture Processing Industries Ltd
Jam, Jelly and Squash Industry
Nampong Plywood Ltd
Slang Tea Industries (p) Ltd
Donl Polo Petro Chemicals Ltd.

There are many small scale and handloom industries in Arunachal Pradesh strengthening the economy of the state. Cane and bamboo work, weaving, mat making are some indigenous employments in Arunachal Pradesh. There is also bamboo gasifiers and bamboo shoot processing industries in Arunachal Pradesh set up at Namsai to support the small scale industries.

In 1991, Arunachal Pradesh Mineral Development and Trading Corporation Limited was set up to promote the mineral contents of Arunachal Pradesh. Mineral resources in Arunachal Pradesh includes coal, lime stone, graphite, dolomite, marble, pyrite. Coal is found at Namchik-Namphuk, Dibang Valley, Upper Subansiri and Tirap. Dolomite is found at Rupa, West Kameng. There are a number of hydro-electric projects in Arunachal Pradesh at Changlang, Pasighat, Seppa, Tezu, etc.

Tourism is yet another profitable industry in Arunachal Pradesh. The pristine beauty of the state and the adventurous sports allure tourists to Arunachal Pradesh from all the corners of the world.

Last Updated on 03 January 2011

Economy of Arnachal Pradesh