factors for intra disparities of north east india

1. Pre independent socio economic Factors: it can broadly divided into two parts Ahom rule and british period.Ahom kinfgs ruled over the region for six centuries and for a small period the manipuries,taintia,cacharies,and burmese ruled over the region.All these rulers maintained an existing level of isolation with each ethnic tribe and never interfered with their socio cultural and traditional economic features.The economy of each tribe was based on age-old method of agriculture and cottage industries and a level of balance was maintained.In that period there was a political conflict between the rulers,but not ethnic social tension,although there was vast social isolation of ethnic groups from each other. The N.E india became under Indian common rule since 1826 Yandaboo Treaty Between the Burmese Rule Often and British -Indian Administartion.In the British rule people revolted in ethnic line against british tax policies which were basically economic in nature having some aspiration of autonomous self rule and independence.the singphos the ethnic group Barma(myanmar) Border revolted during 1830-1831 because the british banned their slave hunting practice in assamese territory.in 1860,the people in jaintia hills openly revolted against the introduction of money tax,to which they were not accustomoned with.Similarly,they revolted in 1862 introduction of licence tax,but these were put down with iron hand by brutal police force of the british.in 1861,the peasents in nawgaon revolted against new land revenue and ban on poppy cultivation.in the same period the lalung tribe in phulguri,assam revolted against the introduction of betel net cultivation.and there are such many examples where tribal people revolted against administration for economic reasons.

2.GROWTH OF ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENT IN BRITISH PERIOD:The british enacted the wasteland Acquisition Act,1832,which were not useful for traditional cultivation with traditional