Aizawl: The primary sector’s share of Mizoram’s Gross State Value Added (GSVA) fell to 16.72% in 2024-25 from 20.45% in 2023-24, according to the Economic Survey of Mizoram (2025-2026) laid on the table of the state legislative assembly by Chief Minister Lalduhoma.The decline comes after the Economic Survey 2024-2025 projected a marginal rise in the primary sector’s GSVA share from 20.45% in 2023-24 to 20.55% in 2024-25. The Economic Survey 2024-2025 was laid in the table of the state legislative assembly by Lalduhoma on March 5 last year.The report said the primary sector includes crops, livestock, forestry & logging and fishing & aquaculture, with more than 50% of the population engaging in the sector. While the survey attributes the reduced share to a sharp rise in the tertiary sector, local economists said a lower primary-sector share signals an unhealthy economy.The tertiary (service) sector’s share of GSVA rose to 50.37% in 2024-25 from 46.87% in 2023-24, covering public administration, trade, hotels & restaurants and other services.The secondary (industrial) sector was estimated at 32.91% in 2024-25, below the projection of 34.21%, though the survey noted significant contributions from electricity, cooking gas, water supply & other utility services and construction.The Economic Survey (2025-2026) projected Mizoram’s economy to grow 13.1% and said Gross State Gross Domestic Product (GSDP) at current prices increased from Rs. 7,25,869 lakh in 2011-12 to Rs. 36,03,066 lakh in 2024-25, driven by volume expansion and price effects.“The economy of Mizoram has demonstrated remarkable growth and structural transformation over the past decade, evolving from an agriculture-centric framework to a more diversified economy driven increasingly by the industry and tertiary sectors. The state’s commitment to sustainable growth, inclusive development and fiscal discipline has positioned it in a transition that has been facilitated by robust economic reforms, infrastructure development and strategic policy initiatives that promote sustainable growth and economic resilience.“The survey said per capita income dipped to Rs. 1,73,521 in 2020-21 due to the pandemic, before recovering to Rs. 2,34,996 in 2023-24 (Provisional) and rising to Rs. 2,51,593 in 2024-25 (Advance Estimates).
