RAP blocking foreign investment in North East Indian states of Manipur,Nagaland,Mizoram etc.

[Leishangthem]

STAFF REPORTER
IMPHAL, 15th Dec: Considering the business need of the state and its entrepreneurs, president of All Manipur Entrepreneurs’ Association (AMEA) Sougaijam Rishikumar has drawn the attention of the government to remove ‘restricted area permit’ (RAP) system saying it deters foreigner investors to fund or set up industries in the state.
Addressing media persons at its Takyel Industrial Estate office Saturday, Rishikumar, while pointing out that China is a dominant country in international trade and business, observed that if entrepreneurs and businessmen of Manipur do not tie up with China then it will create hurdles to the state's business community from competing at the international level.
While expressing his desire that the central and state governments do away with the RAP system right away, he pointed out that Chinese investors may be invited to the state once the system is removed and get their expertise in the business sector.
Moreover, aspiring entrepreneurs of the state, who have lost business opportunities because due to the regulation, will be greatly relieved and instilled with fresh hope, he added.
Pointing out that entrepreneurs face a lot of troubles while visiting foreign countries because of poor air connectivity in the state, Rishikumar stressed the government introduce a dedicated airline for carrying out businesses. There is need for direct air connectivity with neighbouring countries like China, Myanmar, Thailand, etc., he added.
The AMEA president also urged the government to set up consular offices of East Asian countries at Imphal for facilitating smooth entry and export/ import of products along with stating that opening of foreign bank branches in Imphal will help cater to the increasing need for import and export.
Revealing that entrepreneurs of the state are planning to invest in Sagaing region of Myanmar, Rishikumar stated that following acceptance by a Sagaing team to invest as a joint venture, a delegation will visit the Myanmar province in January next. The entrepreneurs of Manipur will start tying up with some businesses in Sagaing division, he assured.
While pointing out that China produces high quality clothes and electronic items and a number of products suited with the state are available, he drew the attention of the government to the need for tying up with China in the field of trade and business. The work culture prevalent in China is responsible for its dominating the international market, he said.
The AMEA president stated that they will submit a memorandum to the government in this regard.
He also recalled that in 2016 the association in a joint venture with the government of India organised a ‘North East India Trade Fair’ in Myanmar to find out which type of business will prosper and in 2017, a delegation was sent to study possible business opportunities. It was discovered that smooth operation of business will not be possible at the moment even if business can be carried out, and in an attempt to explore possibilities with China, another 15-member delegation of AMEA visited Beijing, Guangzhou and Kunming from October 26 to November 7, he added while saying that it was discovered that Guangzhou has the highest potential with its huge development in industries sector.
Rishikumar went on to say that when the delegation visited the Guangzhou Fair Exhibition, they were convinced that Manipur will prosper if they tie up with China, where many advanced technologies are available. Revealing that the entrepreneurs have started tying up with some businesses in Guangzhou, the AMEA president observed that a future of business with Guangzhou will be opened.
Rishikumar further said with an aim to build confidence and goodwill, the association is planning to send local entrepreneurs for the large scale exhibition which will be held at Kunming in June next year.
The AMEA president, who informed that a delegation from Kunming will be visiting a fair at West Bengal in February, expressed his desire to invite the delegation to Manipur. But the RAP system remains a barrier on their entry, he added.
Further reiterating that the RAP system is posing as serious hurdle towards strengthening business line, Rishikumar appealed to the government to remove the system to facilitate the smooth entry of investors.

 

[Leishangthem]

This is one of the 7667970 ways GOI managed to keep NE parts underdeveloped.
Blocking a province from business and interaction with its neighbouring nations is a disaster in aspect of economic development.

 

[Protest_again]

STAFF REPORTER
IMPHAL, 15th Dec: Considering the business need of the state and its entrepreneurs, president of All Manipur Entrepreneurs’ Association (AMEA) Sougaijam Rishikumar has drawn the attention of the government to remove ‘restricted area permit’ (RAP) system saying it deters foreigner investors to fund or set up industries in the state.
Addressing media persons at its Takyel Industrial Estate office Saturday, Rishikumar, while pointing out that China is a dominant country in international trade and business, observed that if entrepreneurs and businessmen of Manipur do not tie up with China then it will create hurdles to the state's business community from competing at the international level.
While expressing his desire that the central and state governments do away with the RAP system right away, he pointed out that Chinese investors may be invited to the state once the system is removed and get their expertise in the business sector.
Moreover, aspiring entrepreneurs of the state, who have lost business opportunities because due to the regulation, will be greatly relieved and instilled with fresh hope, he added.
Pointing out that entrepreneurs face a lot of troubles while visiting foreign countries because of poor air connectivity in the state, Rishikumar stressed the government introduce a dedicated airline for carrying out businesses. There is need for direct air connectivity with neighbouring countries like China, Myanmar, Thailand, etc., he added.
The AMEA president also urged the government to set up consular offices of East Asian countries at Imphal for facilitating smooth entry and export/ import of products along with stating that opening of foreign bank branches in Imphal will help cater to the increasing need for import and export.
Revealing that entrepreneurs of the state are planning to invest in Sagaing region of Myanmar, Rishikumar stated that following acceptance by a Sagaing team to invest as a joint venture, a delegation will visit the Myanmar province in January next. The entrepreneurs of Manipur will start tying up with some businesses in Sagaing division, he assured.
While pointing out that China produces high quality clothes and electronic items and a number of products suited with the state are available, he drew the attention of the government to the need for tying up with China in the field of trade and business. The work culture prevalent in China is responsible for its dominating the international market, he said.
The AMEA president stated that they will submit a memorandum to the government in this regard.
He also recalled that in 2016 the association in a joint venture with the government of India organised a ‘North East India Trade Fair’ in Myanmar to find out which type of business will prosper and in 2017, a delegation was sent to study possible business opportunities. It was discovered that smooth operation of business will not be possible at the moment even if business can be carried out, and in an attempt to explore possibilities with China, another 15-member delegation of AMEA visited Beijing, Guangzhou and Kunming from October 26 to November 7, he added while saying that it was discovered that Guangzhou has the highest potential with its huge development in industries sector.
Rishikumar went on to say that when the delegation visited the Guangzhou Fair Exhibition, they were convinced that Manipur will prosper if they tie up with China, where many advanced technologies are available. Revealing that the entrepreneurs have started tying up with some businesses in Guangzhou, the AMEA president observed that a future of business with Guangzhou will be opened.
Rishikumar further said with an aim to build confidence and goodwill, the association is planning to send local entrepreneurs for the large scale exhibition which will be held at Kunming in June next year.
The AMEA president, who informed that a delegation from Kunming will be visiting a fair at West Bengal in February, expressed his desire to invite the delegation to Manipur. But the RAP system remains a barrier on their entry, he added.
Further reiterating that the RAP system is posing as serious hurdle towards strengthening business line, Rishikumar appealed to the government to remove the system to facilitate the smooth entry of investors.

Manipur has, like the other north east states of India, several secessionist groups fighting to break away from India. Because of these secessionist movements, the indian govt has kept foreigners and hence the western media away from the north east of india by making these regions inaccessible to them by the Restricted Area Permit (RAP) fearing we would get support for the western countries. The current developments in manipur is borne of a mixture of ethnic dvision within the north east but more importantly the Indian govt's total apathy for the sentiments of the people of the north east.

I have read somewhere that GOI is working towards lifting RAP. But even in that case people from Pakistan, China and Afghanistan are restricted to these places with or without RAP. Given recent flare up between India and China that is unlikely to change.

This is one of the 7667970 ways GOI managed to keep NE parts underdeveloped.
Blocking a province from business and interaction with its neighbouring nations is a disaster in aspect of economic development.

India does a trade of $80 billion a year with China. Which rock are you crawling under all these days.

 

[Leishangthem]

I have read somewhere that GOI is working towards lifting RAP. But even in that case people from Pakistan, China and Afghanistan are restricted to these places with or without RAP. Given recent flare up between India and China that is unlikely to change.


India does a trade of $80 billion a year with China. Which rock are you crawling under all these days.

?
While banning Manipur,Nagaland,Mizoram from Chinese FDI? ok

 

[Protest_again]

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While banning Manipur,Nagaland,Mizoram from Chinese FDI? ok

It was there for protection of indigenous tribes. It is for state govt to work towards dissolving RAP by mainstreaming those tribes. China FDI is not all end cure for development, lol. China has only just came into FDI scene. There are more than 150 other countries if your leadership was sincere to have courted investment from.

Also seven states are part of special category of states. The amount of central funds you get for development cannot be matched by any Chinese FDI. Those makes up 50% of budget of each of these states.

 

[Leishangthem]

It was there for protection of indigenous tribes. It is for state govt to work towards dissolving RAP by mainstreaming those tribes. China FDI is not all end cure for development, lol. China has only just came into FDI scene. There are more than 150 other countries if your leadership was sincere to have courted investment from.

Also seven states are part of special category of states. The amount of central funds you get for development cannot be matched by any Chinese FDI. Those makes up 50% of budget of each of these states.

China is by far the most important and realistic FDI prospect for some NE region,no other nation has the entrepreneurial spirit to invest in the deep NE regions like Mizoram, Manipur,Nagaland.
Free mobility is one of the foremost priority for economic development if that much isn't granted the region is substantially crippled from economic development.
The central development funds? LMAO ,those peanuts can't even meet the basic requirements.13k crore is a joke ,meanwhile mainland indian states like UP gets 500k crore.
What a Chinese FDI & economic mobility gonna bring is long-lasting stimulus of economic growth,a chain network for development and entrepreneurial ventures,these are what drives economic growth.
Imagine if the British hadn't built the Indian cities ,and other Indian cities were prevented from economic mobility,FDI and business relations with the likes of Japan?
What would've been the state of India?

RAP was there for all nations till 2010 ,which had already crippled the economy in some NE region.
Manipur which borders with Myanmar can't even keep trade relations with its neighbor due to these atrocious policies.

 

[Dalit]

The Brahmin is the enemy of humanity. Elite Indians oppressing and depriving entire regions and peoples from prosperity.

 

[Protest_again]

China is by far the most important and realistic FDI prospect for some NE region,no other nation has the entrepreneurial spirit to invest in the deep NE regions like Mizoram, Manipur,Nagaland.
Free mobility is one of the foremost priority for economic development if that much isn't granted the region is substantially crippled from economic development.
The central development funds? LMAO ,those peanuts can't even meet the basic requirements.13k crore is a joke ,meanwhile mainland indian states like UP gets 500k crore.
What a Chinese FDI & economic mobility gonna bring is long-lasting stimulus of economic growth,a chain network for development and entrepreneurial ventures,these are what drives economic growth.
Imagine if the British hadn't built the Indian cities other Indian cities were prevented from economic mobility,FDI and business relations with the likes of Japan?
What would've been the state of India?

Are you kidding me? UP has 220 million population. Even as a South Indian, I believe it is a pretty unfair distribution but you have no right to criticise them..

Just take a look at Arunchal pradesh budget. This is an example only. Every northeastern state is the same.

Look at Grant's in aid and share of central taxes, those make up 90% of revenue receipts. You are having free lunch at other states expense and you cry foul even with this?

Now compare this with a south Indian state of Karnataka, where we manage 67% of revenue on our own. Only 33% of revenue comes from Central govt.

Benefits states confer with special category status:
States which are granted special category status enjoy several benefits.

1. The central government bears 90 percent of the state expenditure on all centrally-sponsored schemes and external aid while rest 10 percent is given as loan to state at zero percent rate of interest.

2. Preferential treatment in getting central funds.

3.Concession on excise duty to attract industries to the state.

4. 30 percent of the Centre's gross budget also goes to special category states.

5. These states can avail the benefit of debt-swapping and debt relief schemes.

6. States with special category status are exempted from customs duty, corporate tax, income tax and other taxes to attract investment.

7. Special category states have the facility that if they have unspent money in a financial year; it does not lapse and gets carry forward for the next financial year.


You get all this but you can't develop without China FDI? I doubt your motivation towards China but I'll refrain from calling it out. I suggest you to first elect better leadership. Stop whining and start working.

 

[halupridol]

Are you kidding me? UP has 220 million population. Even as a South Indian, I believe it is a pretty unfair distribution but you have no right to criticise them..

Just take a look at Arunchal pradesh budget. This is an example only. Every northeastern state is the same.

View attachment 641601

Look at Grant's in aid and share of central taxes, those make up 90% of revenue receipts. You are having free lunch at other states expense and you cry foul even with this?

Benefits states confer with special category status:
States which are granted special category status enjoy several benefits.

1. The central government bears 90 percent of the state expenditure on all centrally-sponsored schemes and external aid while rest 10 percent is given as loan to state at zero percent rate of interest.

2. Preferential treatment in getting central funds.

3.Concession on excise duty to attract industries to the state.

4. 30 percent of the Centre's gross budget also goes to special category states.

5. These states can avail the benefit of debt-swapping and debt relief schemes.

6. States with special category status are exempted from customs duty, corporate tax, income tax and other taxes to attract investment.

7. Special category states have the facility that if they have unspent money in a financial year; it does not lapse and gets carry forward for the next financial year.


You get all this but you can't develop without China FDI? I doubt your motivation towards China but I'll refrain from calling it out. I suggest you to first elect better leadership.

He is a false flagger,,, claims to be meitei manipuri,,talks about manipuri language n script but can't speak any despite being confronted plenty of times.
But this is pdf so,,,,just like tht hekiket hikmet fake turk,,, this is anthr fake manipuri.

 

[Leishangthem]

Are you kidding me? UP has 220 million population. Even as a South Indian, I believe it is a pretty unfair distribution but you have no right to criticise them..

Just take a look at Arunchal pradesh budget. This is an example only. Every northeastern state is the same.

View attachment 641601

Look at Grant's in aid and share of central taxes, those make up 90% of revenue receipts. You are having free lunch at other states expense and you cry for foul even with this?

Benefits states confer with special category status:
States which are granted special category status enjoy several benefits.

1. The central government bears 90 percent of the state expenditure on all centrally-sponsored schemes and external aid while rest 10 percent is given as loan to state at zero percent rate of interest.

2. Preferential treatment in getting central funds.

3.Concession on excise duty to attract industries to the state.

4. 30 percent of the Centre's gross budget also goes to special category states.

5. These states can avail the benefit of debt-swapping and debt relief schemes.

6. States with special category status are exempted from customs duty, corporate tax, income tax and other taxes to attract investment.

7. Special category states have the facility that if they have unspent money in a financial year; it does not lapse and gets carry forward for the next financial year.


You get all this but you can't develop without China FDI? I doubt your motivation towards China but I'll refrain from calling it out.

Goa=3km sq km.
population=18 lakh
Budget=17k crore
Manipur=22km sq km
population= 27 lakh
Budget=13k crore.

And I don't get any free lunch or whatever that you meant.

The central government bears 90 percent of the state expenditure on all centrally-sponsored schemes and external aid while rest 10 percent is given as loan to state at zero percent rate of interest.

Well other Central Gov bears like 80-60 % depending on the concerned state.
Sure it's one of the notable points,but the actual effect is minimal.

2. Preferential treatment in getting central funds.

3.Concession on excise duty to attract industries to the state.

4. 30 percent of the Centre's gross budget also goes to special category states.

5. These states can avail the benefit of debt-swapping and debt relief schemes.

6. States with special category status are exempted from customs duty, corporate tax, income tax and other taxes to attract investment.

7. Special category states have the facility that if they have unspent money in a financial year; it does not lapse and gets carry forward for the next financial year.

Most of these are pointless in the current situation,where other policies act as buffer for more vigorous and real development,and many of these aren't useful in practicality,some of these are wrongly stated.

It's like ,you dragged someone forcibly into your home ,fed him whatever you can conjure from the fridge and then claim how charitable you have been and then demand compliance.

If ,you think RAP isn't damaging to the economy than I can't help you.

 

[Protest_again]

Goa=3km sq km.
population=18 lakh
Budget=17k crore
Manipur=22km sq km
population= 27 lakh
Budget=13k crore.

And I don't get any free lunch or whatever that you meant.

Well other Central Gov bears like 80-60 % depending on the concerned state.
Sure it's one of the notable points,but the actual effect is minimal.


Most of these are pointless in the current situation,where other policies act as buffer for more vigorous and real development,and many of these aren't useful in practicality,some of these are wrongly stated.

It's like ,you dragged someone forcibly into your home ,fed him whatever you can conjure from the fridge and then claim how charitable you have been and then demand compliance.

If ,you think RAP isn't damaging to the economy than I can't help you.

Lol. Weren't you previously comparing your state with UP? Okay, now Goa does a lot better job at raising their own resources. Here is how Goa makes up for its budget. There are not getting it from central govt for free. Only 34% of their budget is central sponsored but in your case it is 92%.

Now compare this to Manipur

But really it is not like your comparison of feeding leftovers. It is hard cash that rest of India earns that is being doled out to you for free through your budget. It is the responsibility of the state to work with what is given and start contributing. It is shameful that your contribution to your own welfare is meager 8%. Its actually $2 billion FDI rest of India doling out to you every year with no return to show for it. No China FDI would be so generous. So stop making excuses and start pulling your own weight.

Why was RAP necessary in the first place? Why did your leadership suddenly woke up to its perils? If it is anything to do with national security, then no amount of crying would help with your situation. I sense a partiality towards China in your posts, in that case you can go far with it on PDF only not in reality.

 

[Leishangthem]

Lol. Weren't you previously comparing your state with UP? Okay, now Goa does a lot better job at raising their own resources. Here is how Goa makes up for its budget. There are not getting it from central govt for free. Only 34% of their budget is central sponsored but in your case it is 92%.

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Now compare this to Manipur

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But really it is not like your comparison of feeding leftovers. It is hard cash that rest of India earns that is being doled out to you for free through your budget. It is the responsibility of the state to work with what is given and start contributing. It is shameful that your contribution to your own welfare is meager 8%. Its actually $2 billion FDI rest of India doling out to you every year with no return to show for it. No China FDI would be so generous. So stop making excuses and start pulling your own weight.

Why was RAP necessary in the first place? Why did your leadership suddenly woke up to its perils? If it is anything to do with national security, then no amount of crying would help with your situation. I sense a partiality towards China in your posts, in that case you can go far with it on PDF only not in reality.

You really think money drops from sky,don't you?
India's financial hubs was like a jungle before the British got involved and invested in infrastructure and city planning.

Again,most north east states did't even ask to be in the Union.No need to spend a penny,make it an independent nation.So it's just like I said.

It's like ,you dragged someone forcibly into your home ,fed him whatever you can conjure from the fridge and then claim how charitable you have been and then demand compliance.

Significant financial input,planning, liberalization & mobility is necessary for economic development.
You can't expect the development to drop from sky.
India is a consumer-driven economy , not an export based economy! it's stimulated by foreign investment, remittance and trade concessions from certain developed nations.
All of which are rendered unattainable to the NE region.
For eg ,Manipur got independence before India in 14th Aug 1947.
And was an independent nation for a while before the Indian gov started their land grab operations,kidnapped the king and forced to sign some treaty papers,legal or not.
Nagaland never agreed,so they were razed by Indian army .Mizoram was bombed with IAF.
These regions were buried under RAP till 2010,cut off from the rest of the world.
No economic activity was sustained for almost 50 years ,nor much of an investment was initiated by GOI,almost half a century has passed.

You have a very wrong concept about how the economy works,economic development doesn't magically appear from thin air,it's necessary to plug into global trade as a to generate revenue while checking inflation and the government had to also upgrade the skills of the workforce through investing in expanding higher education and training.

 

[Protest_again]

You really think money drops from sky,don't you?
India's financial hubs was like a jungle before the British got involved and invested in infrastructure and city planning.

Again,most north east states did't even ask to be in the Union.No need to spend a penny,make it an independent nation.So it's just like I said.


Significant financial input,planning, liberalization & mobility is necessary for economic development.
You can't expect the development to drop from sky.
India is a consumer-driven economy , not an export based economy! it's stimulated by foreign investment, remittance and trade concessions from certain developed nations.
All of which are rendered unattainable to the NE region.
For eg ,Manipur got independence before India in 14th Aug 1947.
And was an independent nation for a while before the Indian gov started their land grab operations,kidnapped the king and forced to sign some treaty papers,legal or not.
Nagaland never agreed,so they were razed by Indian army .Mizoram was bombed with IAF.
These nations were buried under RAP till 2010,cut off from the rest of the world.
No economic activity was sustained for almost 50 years ,nor much of an investment was initiated by GOI,almost half a century has passed.

You have a very wrong concept about how the economy works,economic development doesn't magically appear from thin air,it's necessary to plug into global trade as a to generate revenue, the government had to also upgrade the skills of the workforce through investing in expanding higher education and training.

It's the state government duty to invest into productive endeavors. Education is a state subject. India at the time of Independence is poor with only 10% educated. We all moved up working individually ourselves not by central investment. It just seems lazy on your part to allege discrimination while you do nothing to come out of it.

Also I am not sure you consider yourself to be Indian. So not going to bother myself with you. Like I said, your crying can get you sympathy from PDF but reality is different. You are clearly a false flagger, so don't bother to quote me again.

 

[Leishangthem]

It's the state government duty to invest into productive endeavors. Education is a state subject. India at the time of Independence is poor with only 10% educated. We all moved up working individually ourselves not by central investment. It just seems lazy on your part to allege discrimination while you do nothing to come out of it.

Also I am not sure you consider yourself to be Indian. So not going to bother myself with you. Like I said, your crying can get you sympathy from PDF but reality is different. You are clearly a false flagger, so don't bother to quote me again.

Just simple Education isn't the problem,the human resource is high quality in Manipur and Mizoram,some of the highest literacy rate,low crime and has favourable condition for future planning . It's about utilization and deriving special skills.

" we all moved up individually by ourselves"

Almost all of the old initial Indian old corps were from British planned major Indian cities and had access to global trade network ,they had FDI along with gov subsidy to help grow
-the phase I of Indian corporates.A great deal of Indian and foreign minds has been utilized to develop economy in the mainland .
Now ,since some of the states has grown significantly during the phase I after utilizing what the British had left for them,it was rendered substantially achievable for certain other states to invest and increase export while checking inflation.
Before and after independence the British invested steadily in India.
No state grew magically out of thin air.

But the states I mentioned never enjoyed the phase I of development,and on the contrary, they were rather uniquely cut off from any access to FDI and global supply chain so as to prevent foreign interaction.
And GOI never showed any intention nor have put any effort in planning economic growth in the region.
One has to be seriously ignorant to not see the unfair treatment .Only thing that has been unquestionably incurred therein, is some of the gravest human rights abuse in the world .

 

[Arulmozhi Varman]

Lol it's for the state govt to repeal the RAP. It is a politically suicide move by any state govt to repeal the RAP.
And Chinese FDI last year into India Was around 1.8B. This Chinese user faking himself as an Indian Manipuri should know facts before posting. He has zero iota of knowledge on Indian law.