Economic Profile of Mizoram

There are not many major industries in the state due to lack of mineral resources, lack of transport and communication and infrastrucuture.mostly in the state are cottage industries of handloom, handicraft and bamboo products mizoram has plenty of raw materials for industry mostly from forest, agriculture and horticulture.

A craft centre at Aizwal produces floor rugs, bags, aprons, cane works etc. Some ginger and fruit processing plants have come up in the state, Zoram industrial development corporation (ZIDCO) was set up for this purpose. Another government unit, Zoram Electronics Development Corporation, has been set up to promote electronics industry. apart from ginger, maize and fruit juice plants, there is a potential for setting up different industrial projects based on locally produced fruits, tea, coffee, chillies, oilseeds, sugarcane, meat, milk etc

There are 4600 registered SSI Units in Mizoram upto March 2001