Debasis Neogi
Disparity in SocioEconomic Development and Its Implications on Communal Conflicts A Study on India&039;s NorthEastern Region
259 - 266
2010
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International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9141
https://publications.waset.org/vol/39
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Indias NorthEastern part, comprising of seven states, is a lowly developed, tribal population dominated region in India. Inspite of the common Mongoloid origin and lifestyle of majority of the population residing here, sharp differences exist in the status of their socioeconomic development. The present paper, through a statewise analysis, makes an attempt to find out the extent of this disparity, especially on the socioeconomic front. It illustrates the situations prevailing in health, education, economic and social cohesion sector. Discussion on the implications of such disparity on social stability finds that the causes of frequent insurgency activities, that have been penetrating the region for a long time, thereby creating communal conflicts, can be traced in the economic deprivation and disparity. In the last section, the paper makes policy prescription and suggests how by taking care of disparity and deprivation both poverty and the problem of communal conflicts can be controlled.
Open Science Index 39, 2010