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NSDC Skill Gap Study of the North East - Nagaland
Jatropha:
• The district has availability of waste lands and those can be exploited for growth of jatropha,
which can further be converted into bio-diesel.
• Plantation of jatropha has already started on a pilot basis.
Sericulture:
Mokokchung is the key silk farm area in Nagaland.
Eri is the most prominent type of silk produced in Nagaland and occupies 88 per cent of the total
6.4 Mon
area under silk cultivation.
Mon district is the northernmost district of Nagaland. It is bounded by the state of Arunachal Pradesh to
its north, Assam to its west, Myanmar to its east, Longleng district to its south-west and Tuensang District
to its south. In 2006, Mon was named as one of the 250 most backward districts of India. It is one of the
districts in Nagaland currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme
(BRGF).
6.4.1 Economy
Data on district wise contribution to Nagaland‟s GSDP is not available. However, district wise
contribution to the agriculture GSDP of the State indicates that as of 2005-06, Mon made the second
highest contribution to Nagaland‟s agriculture GSDP at Rs 282 lakh.
In terms of industrial activity, of the 704 SSIs registered in Nagaland in 2007, Mon had the second lowest
proportion of SSIs at just 0.6 per cent. However, there is a significant presence of the informal sector.
6.4.2Demography
Mon‟s share in Nagaland‟s land area is 11 per cent and its share in State‟s population is at 13 per cent.
Population density in the district is at 140. Most of the population is rural. The ratio of rural population to
total population is 86 per cent.
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