Thanikachalam Vedhathiri
1*,
Thegarajan Ramadass
2
- Former Professor and HOD, Center for International Affairs, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai - 600113, India
- Former Professor and HOD, Educational Media Center, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai - 600113, India
Abstract
The North-Eastern States lagged far behind other states of India due to severe shortage of human capital in engineering and technology. The economic growth of the region lagged far behind rest of the country. Government India implemented World Bank Assisted Project III from 2001 to 2007 in the North Eastern states. The impact study conducted as a sponsored research on three states viz, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura indicate that the states need more polytechnics and engineering colleges to support faster industrialization due to "Look East Policy" of the Government of India. The isolation of states has come to an end. The youth can migrate to other industrialized states in other regions. The resources developed by the project helped many states to establish engineering degree programs in the same campus and the return on the investment increased and the existing employees have also been trained through continuing education in these polytechnics. The crime rate also reduced. The people of the region have been integrated with the rest of India. The region is capable of supporting new industries due to availability of industry ready technicians and engineers. The project has been classified as satisfactory by World Bank.
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