In Northeast India, one of the booming industries is tourism. The beauty and the diversity of each state makes the tourism industry more relevant in the context of industrial growth. Entire Northeast India is blessed with salubrious weather and plenty of flora and fauna. In terms of industrialization, the states in Northeast India have received less attention. Sustainable tourism is a bridge for filing the gap of development in the states. In context of physical and human diversity the Northeast India has highest potentiality to contribute in the globally growing tourism sector. Government of each these states has been actively taking up all the measures required for the growth of this sector. This part of India is home to rich wildlife sanctuaries, mighty rivers, dense forest, snow covered winters and more. Finest of traditional handloom and handicrafts of each state makes the region richer. The growth of sustainable tourism will enable the growth of allied industries as well. It was a hard time for the industry to sustain during the COVID period specifically (2020-2021). It was Lockdown in almost entire world, India too witnessed complete lockdown for more than 5-7 months consecutively and slowly it started opening but complete movement was restricted. This Industry has faced its toughest time during Lockdown. The paper has made an attempt to study the growth trend of sustainable tourism industry in the NE region of India with a detailed investigation of the problems and prospects of the sector. This is a secondary study conducted with the Government reports and other published sources available. Time bound limitations may have an impact on the universality of the study as it skipped primary verification. Furthermore, this study will be relevant to all stakeholders who wish to gain knowledge and access information for the growth of sustainable touristry in northeast India.

Sustainable, Tourism Industry, North east India, Growth, Development, Problems and Prospects