Ministry of Development of North-East Region
Increase of population in the North Eastern Region
Posted On:
28 DEC 2017 4:55PM by PIB Delhi
The data of Census 2011 shows that the decadal increase in the total population in the North Eastern Region was 17.79 % over Census 2001, as compared to the all India decadal growth rate of 17.64% during the same period.
This was stated by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in a written reply to question in the Rajya Sabha today.
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