Manufacturing & MSME

Government of Mizoram undertaking developing industrial infrastructure and processing facilities, including IIDCs at Champhai and Lunglei and apparel, turmeric, and brick units.

A social enterprise making compostable areca-palm-leaf tableware, producing tens of thousands of plates daily for export and supporting hundreds of rural jobs, most held by women.

Women-led maker of organic skincare and toxin-free bath and beauty products, co-founded by Pil Yoyum in Lower Subansiri.

Ministry of MSME field institute serving Assam, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh with entrepreneurship training, technical support, and branch institutes across the region.

Women-led venture manufacturing herbal soaps and sanitizers, founded by Kipa Yanu in Itanagar.

Tripura-based lubricants manufacturer with a blending plant in Gomati district, producing and distributing automotive and industrial lubricants.

Guwahati-based eri and muga silk manufacturer running a Chaygaon spun-silk mill and working with Assam sericulture communities across the value chain.

Manufactures lightweight, plastic-embedded bricks made largely from recycled waste, offering a sustainable alternative to conventional construction materials, with plants in Guwahati and Pathsala.

An Imphal food and beverage manufacturer behind the Likla brand of packaged water, juices and bakery products, with two plants and a large local workforce.

Guwahati food-tech startup behind the Darjeeling Momos brand, operating a chain of outlets and an FSSAI central kitchen across the region.

Women-led ceramics studio in Itanagar crafting handmade pottery, recognized under the Startup Arunachal program.

Guwahati electronics startup specializing in embedded systems and PCB design, serving industry clients from Assam's growing hardware ecosystem.

An autonomous body under the North Eastern Council (Ministry of DoNER), formerly the Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre, that develops the cane and bamboo sector across all eight Northeast states.

Government of Nagaland MSME body in Dimapur providing precision tooling, skills training and technology incubation, including an agro-based rural technology and incubation centre.

Guwahati-based startup that creates personalized 3D-printed figurines from customer selfies, selling through its live e-commerce platform. Incubated at Assam Startup - The Nest and backed by NEDFi's North-East Venture Fund.

Food-processing incubator and training centre at Phaibawkkawn near Aizawl, backing entrepreneurs building value-added products from Mizoram's farm produce.

Arunachal Pradesh agro-processing startup turning locally grown millets and medicinal forest produce into packaged food products.

Produces honey mead under the AS01 brand, crafting meads infused with local flavours like king chilli, ginger and pineapple as one of Northeast India's first meaderies.

IIT Guwahati-incubated deep-tech robotics startup building AI-powered border-surveillance robots, with DRDO recognition and Indian Army field trials.

Guwahati-based integrated pork producer behind the Choice Pork brand, building a modern meat supply chain across Northeast India with backing from Omnivore Partners.

Manufacturing and supplying smart, portable, and efficient agricultural machinery.

Develops semi-automatic/automatic handlooms that significantly improve weaving productivity (up to ~5–10x faster), enabling non-experts to weave and supporting rural livelihoods and women empowerment (The New Indian Express)

Produces bamboo-based alternatives to plastic such as straws, cutlery, and stirrers. Initially prototyped using a single bamboo species; products marketed under “HAANDAN.” Faced slowdown post-COVID but now restarting and expanding product range (startup.arunachal.gov.in)