Services inflation also proved very dynamic as services were particularly affected by the measures to contain the pandemic. Overall, price rises have become more widespread, and there is still considerable price pressure from upstream stages in the pipeline. Similar to other forecasters, households do not believe that the inflation wave will soon subside.
c)  Focus to thrust areas: As mentioned in Prime Minister’s Task Force Report (2010), to achieve all round development of NER, focus should shift on thrust areas such as handicrafts, horticulture, textiles, livestock development and food processing industry.