A STUDY ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN TEDIM TOWNSHIP, CHIN STATE (2009-2018)

Chin State is described as the poorest state, among the fourteen states and regions in Myanmar. This thesis analyzes the current socio- economic status of the communities in Tedim Township, Chin State. The study is used descriptive methods using secondary data. The scope of the study is limited to the period between 2009- 2010 to2018- 2019. Especially for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), five years’ data (2011-12 to 2015-16) has been used. According to the official data, per capita income of Tedim Township was over five folds less than the national level. Most of researchers normally determined poverty by the amount received of per capita income (GDP). In Myanmar the vulnerable of communities who stay in refugee camp of conflict regions would much greater than low income communities who live in peace region. To promote development in Tedim Township, the dominant subsistence economy must change into mass production practices. The infrastructures such as electric power and roads improvement are the greatest factors for Tedim Township as well as Chin State Development. If there is no infrastructure, there will be no investment. Without investment there will be no job opportunity and no production, therefore vicious circle will be permanent