ECONOMY OF EAST

INDIAN
STATES

Agriculture:
The people in the east India mainly
depends on agriculture
So it is considered as backbone of economy to
those states...
The east India comprises of :
Assam
Bihar
Sikkim
Nagaland
Tripura
Meghalaya
Mizoram
West Bengal
Orissa
Arunachal Pradesh
Manipur

AGRICULTURE INFORMATION:
ASSAM:

Food Crops- Rice(paddy),maize, pulses, potato,wheat

etc
Cash Crops- tea, jute, oilseeds, sugarcane, cotton and
tobacco..
BIHAR:

Food Crops- Rice, wheat, maize

Cereal Crops-pea, lentils, khesaria,moong,gram
MANIPUR:

Less amount of crops are cultivated but it also comprise

of small scale industries like
Cottage Industries
Village industries
Handicrafts
Handlooms
ARUNACHAL PRADESH:

Food Crops: Millets, Paddy, Wheat, Pulses, Potatoes,

 SIKKIM:

Food Crops:
TRIPURA:

Wheat, Paddy, Maize, Barley, Tea.

It produces horticulture crops, includes delicious fruits spices

and vegetables like
Jack Fruit, Orange,Pine Apple, Kharif Vegetables, Potato, Rabi
Vegetables,
Cashew Nut, Areca nut, Tumeric, Gingers, Litchi

Importance of Tea:
Though they cultivate
maximum
type of crops..
Tea is the most important cash
Crop that gains more
importance when compared
with the other places of India

TEA PRODUCTION: