[THE EIGHTH SCHEDULE

[See section 80-IA(2)(iv)(b)]

LIST OF INDUSTRIALLY BACKWARD STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES

(1)   Arunachal Pradesh

(2)   Assam

(3)   Goa

(4)   Himachal Pradesh

(5)   Jammu and Kashmir

(6)   Manipur

(7)   Meghalaya

(8)   Mizoram

(9)   Nagaland

(10)  Sikkim

(11)  Tripura

(12)  Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(13)  Dadra and Nagar Haveli

(14)  Daman and Diu

(15)  Lakshadweep

(16)  Pondicherry.]