Aizawl, Nov. 3 -- Mizoram has set an ambitious target of raising its contribution to India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from the present 0.1 per cent to 1 per cent by 2047, while aiming to increase the state's per capita income to Rs 16 lakh, Chief Minister Lalduhoma said on Tuesday.

Addressing the Youth Entrepreneurship Summit (YES) 2026, organised by the Mizoram Entrepreneurs' Chamber (MEC) at Woodland Hill, Zonuam, the Chief Minister said entrepreneurship, innovation and expansion of local industries would be crucial to achieving the state's development goals under the Vision 2047 framework.

He pointed out that although Mizoram accounts for approximately 0.9 per cent of India's population, its contribution to the national economy rem...