Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai on Sunday said Mizoram has been witnessing "remarkable" economic progress in recent years with the state having registered 14.82 per cent growth last year, which is "one of the best" in the country.
If this "momentum of growth" continued for the next ten years, it would be possible for the state to eradicate poverty, ensure all round development of people and become self-sufficient, the governor said in his speech at the Republic Day function at Assam Rifles ground here.
He attributed the growth to the states flagship programme, Socio-Economic Development Policy (SEDP)', that aims at accelerating progress in key sectors and transforming Mizoram into a welfare state.
Pillai hailed the state government for its achievements in all vital sectors and taking up a slew of initiatives on various fronts to build a strong and self- reliant state.
Mentioning that priority was being accorded to agriculture and allied sectors, he said, "The government has taken a number of steps to alleviate the problems faced by farmers and one such initiative was setting up of state to district-level co-ordination committee for doubling farmers' income by 2020."
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