{"id":"in-mizoram","country":"in","kind":"state","name":{"en":"Mizoram","local":"Mizoram"},"languages":["lus","en"],"currency":"INR","symbol":"₹","fxPerUsd":94,"cities":{"T1":"Aizawl","T2":"Lunglei","T3":"Champhai"},"basket":{"teaCup":15,"simpleMeal":120,"haircutMen":100,"milkLitre":75,"breadLoaf":50,"unskilledDayWage":600,"minWageMonthly":10920,"shopRentSqftMonth":{"T1":90,"T2":40,"T3":30},"electricityCommercialKwh":8.3,"lpgCommercialCylinder":3300,"petrolLitre":106.54},"tax":{"salesTax":"GST 5/18% (national)","smallBizThreshold":"₹10 lakh goods and services (special category); composition ₹75 lakh","localLevies":"Professional tax up to ₹208/month above ₹5,000"},"licences":[{"name":"Trading licence (Mizoram trading regulations; non-tribals must hold one)","fee":"Fee not found; permanent and temporary licences","authority":"District administration / Trade & Commerce","source":"https://mizoramassembly.in/storage/Assembly/Gazette/EO/GZEO9ISS_018.pdf"},{"name":"Municipal trade licence, Aizawl Municipal Corporation (Mizoram Municipalities Act 2007)","fee":"By trade; not published (est. ₹500–2,000/yr)","authority":"Aizawl Municipal Corporation","source":"https://www.registerkaro.in/trade-license-in-mizoram"}],"festivals":[{"name":"Christmas and New Year","dates2026_27":"24 Dec 2026–2 Jan 2027","effect":"Biggest spending season (~87% Christian); community feasts; shops close 25 Dec and 1 Jan"},{"name":"Chapchar Kut","dates2026_27":"5 Mar 2027 (first Friday of March)","effect":"Spring festival; Aizawl celebrations, food stalls"},{"name":"Mim Kut","dates2026_27":"about Sep 2027","effect":"Harvest remembrance festival"},{"name":"Pawl Kut","dates2026_27":"about Dec 2026","effect":"Harvest festival; feasts"},{"name":"Good Friday / Easter","dates2026_27":"26–28 Mar 2027","effect":"Shops closed"}],"seasons":[{"months":"May–Sep","what":"Heavy monsoon; Aizawl landslides and NH-306 (Silchar) closures"},{"months":"Mar–Apr","what":"Jhum burning haze; dry season"},{"months":"Oct–Feb","what":"Pleasant; festival and trade peak"}],"payments":{"digitalShare":"about 55–70% in Aizawl (high urbanisation); 35–50% in towns","credit":"udhaar common; strong church/community networks"},"notes":"Mizoram is India's second most urban state (52%), with a high income (₹2.9 lakh per head) and a tight, community-run economy. Non-tribals need a state trading licence, and an Inner Line Permit is tied to it — a 2025 survey found a third of non-local Aizawl shopkeepers lacked valid permits, and local groups campaign against 'non-local dominance' of retail. Sunday is a near-total shutdown day. Liquor is prohibited under the 2019 Act, with a 2025 amendment allowing local fruit wine. Everything comes in by road via Silchar (NH-306), so landslides drive price spikes, and LPG costs ₹3,300. The wage floor (₹420/day from 2023) is low versus market rates. The Bana Kaih (Handholding) scheme, now in phase 3.0 (Sep 2026, ₹350 crore budget), gives entrepreneurs grants and subsidised loans.","factors":[{"id":"P01","cat":"Wages","name":"Minimum wage, unskilled (registered factories / general)","value":"₹420/day (≈₹10,920/month), w.e.f. 1 Apr 2023; Code on Wages draft rules Apr 2026","role":"HV","source":"https://wageindicator.org/en-in/ai/work-in-india/minimum-wage/19404-mizoram/19415-registered-factories-not-elsewhere-classified/","estimate":false},{"id":"P02","cat":"Wages","name":"Minimum wage, hotels and restaurants (stale)","value":"₹220/day unskilled (from 2016) — conflicts with the 2023 general rate","role":"HV","source":"https://wageindicator.org/en-in/ai/work-in-india/minimum-wage/19404-mizoram/19420-hotels-and-restaurants/","estimate":false},{"id":"P03","cat":"Wages","name":"Draft Mizoram Code on Wages Rules 2026","value":"Pre-published 16 Apr 2026 for 45 days of objections; new rates not yet seen","role":"RE","source":"https://lexplosion.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Draft-Mizoram-Code-on-Wages-Rules-2026.pdf","estimate":false},{"id":"P04","cat":"Wages","name":"Typical informal shop helper pay (T2)","value":"₹10,000–13,000/month (Lunglei); ₹12,000–15,000 (Aizawl)","role":"HV","source":"Est.: informal helpers commonly paid at or below the state floor; based on the state unskilled minimum and the national informal-helper presets in the BizGame shared constants (T2 ₹9–13k)","estimate":true},{"id":"P05","cat":"Rent","name":"Small shop rent, T1 (Aizawl)","value":"₹90/sq ft/month","role":"HV","source":"Est.: no 2026 high-street rent survey found for this city; reasoned from the BizGame national presets (T1 ₹80–150, T2 ₹35–70, T3 ₹15–30 per sq ft/month) and the city's size and land scarcity; Aizawl's ridge-top layout makes Bara Bazar/Dawrpui frontage scarce","estimate":true},{"id":"P06","cat":"Rent","name":"Small shop rent, T2 (Lunglei)","value":"₹40/sq ft/month","role":"HV","source":"Est.: no 2026 high-street rent survey found for this city; reasoned from the BizGame national presets (T1 ₹80–150, T2 ₹35–70, T3 ₹15–30 per sq ft/month) and the city's size and land scarcity; Aizawl's ridge-top layout makes Bara Bazar/Dawrpui frontage scarce","estimate":true},{"id":"P07","cat":"Rent","name":"Small shop rent, T3 (Champhai)","value":"₹30/sq ft/month","role":"HV","source":"Est.: no 2026 high-street rent survey found for this city; reasoned from the BizGame national presets (T1 ₹80–150, T2 ₹35–70, T3 ₹15–30 per sq ft/month) and the city's size and land scarcity; Aizawl's ridge-top layout makes Bara Bazar/Dawrpui frontage scarce","estimate":true},{"id":"P08","cat":"Energy","name":"Commercial electricity, small shop (~200 units/month)","value":"Commercial LT ₹8.20 (0–150) / ₹8.45 (150+) per unit; 200 units ≈ ₹8.3/unit; fixed ₹80/kW/month (FY 2026-27 order, from 1 Apr 2026)","role":"HV","source":"https://thediscombill.com/tariffs/mizoram/","estimate":false},{"id":"P09","cat":"Energy","name":"Commercial LPG 19 kg cylinder","value":"₹3,300 (25 Oct 2026; national Delhi reference ₹2,810)","role":"HV","source":"https://www.goodreturns.in/lpg-price.html","estimate":false},{"id":"P10","cat":"Energy","name":"Domestic LPG 14.2 kg (illegal for commercial use)","value":"₹1,094","role":"HV","source":"https://www.goodreturns.in/lpg-price.html","estimate":false},{"id":"P11","cat":"Energy","name":"Petrol, per litre","value":"₹106.54 (25 Oct 2026)","role":"HV","source":"https://www.goodreturns.in/petrol-price.html","estimate":false},{"id":"P12","cat":"Tax","name":"Professional tax","value":"Monthly: nil ≤₹5,000; up to ₹208/month","role":"HV","source":"https://calcguru.in/professional-tax-india-state-wise-guide-fy-2026-27/","estimate":false},{"id":"P13","cat":"Tax","name":"GST registration threshold / composition","value":"₹10 lakh for goods and services (special category); composition limit ₹75 lakh","role":"PD","source":"https://cleartax.in/s/special-category-states-in-gst","estimate":false},{"id":"P14","cat":"Prices","name":"Cup of tea, roadside (T2)","value":"₹15","role":"HV","source":"Est.: Lunglei/Aizawl roadside tea ₹15; national chai notes put a tapri cup at ₹10–15 with milk ~55% of cost; set from the state milk price and wage level","estimate":true},{"id":"P15","cat":"Prices","name":"Simple veg meal / thali (T2)","value":"₹120","role":"HV","source":"Est.: Lunglei/Aizawl rice-pork/veg plate ₹100–150; scaled from the national street-food meal band (₹60–120) by state wage and rent level","estimate":true},{"id":"P16","cat":"Prices","name":"Men's haircut, basic salon (T2)","value":"₹100","role":"HV","source":"Est.: Lunglei/Aizawl ₹80–120; scaled from the national salon notes (basic men's cut ₹80–150 urban, ₹50–80 T3)","estimate":true},{"id":"P17","cat":"Prices","name":"Packet milk, per litre (toned/standard)","value":"≈₹75/L (local dairy and Amul trucked via Silchar)","role":"HV","source":"Est.: Guwahati ₹62 plus long-haul freight; local supply short","estimate":true},{"id":"P18","cat":"Prices","name":"Bread loaf, 400 g (T2)","value":"₹50","role":"HV","source":"Est.: Lunglei/Aizawl ₹45–55; national branded 400 g loaf ₹40–50 plus freight to the state","estimate":true},{"id":"P19","cat":"Wages","name":"Casual unskilled day wage, open market (T2)","value":"₹600/day","role":"HV","source":"Est.: Lunglei casual labour ₹600/day; open-market casual rates run at or slightly above the notified unskilled floor in towns (MGNREGA and construction rates as lower/upper anchors)","estimate":true},{"id":"P20","cat":"Demographics","name":"Per-capita income (GSDP per capita, current prices)","value":"₹2,87,097 (2024–25; 2025–26 not listed); about 1.2× national","role":"HV","source":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_states_and_union_territories_by_GDP_per_capita","estimate":false},{"id":"P21","cat":"Demographics","name":"Urbanisation (Census 2011; Census 2027 pending)","value":"52.1% urban (second highest)","role":"HV","source":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_union_territories_of_India_by_urban_population","estimate":false},{"id":"P22","cat":"Language","name":"Business languages","value":"Mizo (official); English (official); Hindi limited","role":"HV","source":"Est.: Mizo Language Act 1974; Census 2011","estimate":true},{"id":"P23","cat":"Payments","name":"Digital (UPI) share of small-shop takings","value":"about 55–70% in Aizawl (high urbanisation); 35–50% in towns","role":"HV","source":"Est.: national UPI is 86.8% of retail payment volume (Q1 FY27, CareEdge) but street/kirana merchant shares are far lower; scaled down for this state's income and urbanisation — https://www.outlookbusiness.com/amp/story/news/upi-emerges-as-dominant-retail-payment-system-with-transaction-volume-share-at-87-careedge","estimate":true},{"id":"P24","cat":"Payments","name":"Credit culture","value":"udhaar common; strong church/community networks","role":"HV","source":"Est.: kirana/udhaar pattern from BizGame kirana notes, adjusted for state income level","estimate":true},{"id":"P25","cat":"Currency","name":"INR per USD","value":"₹95.7 (RBI reference, Sep 2026)","role":"HV","source":"https://www.wisemonk.io/blogs/indias-minimum-wage-guide-in-usd","estimate":false},{"id":"P26","cat":"Licences","name":"Trading licence for non-tribals","value":"No trading without a licence; applications state tribal vs non-tribal employees; existing pre-ordinance traders protected","role":"HV","source":"https://mizoramassembly.in/storage/Assembly/Gazette/EO/GZEO9ISS_018.pdf","estimate":false},{"id":"P27","cat":"Licences","name":"ILP tied to trade licence","value":"Permanent licence holders can sponsor up to 3 non-indigenous employees; 34% of 342 non-local Aizawl shopkeepers lacked valid ILPs (2025 survey)","role":"RE","source":"https://eastmojo.com/mizoram/2026/02/03/aizawl-retail-dominated-by-outsiders-mizoram-first-survey/","estimate":false},{"id":"P28","cat":"Rules","name":"Liquor prohibition","value":"Mizoram Liquor (Prohibition) Act 2019; 2025 amendment allows wine/beer from local produce only","role":"HV","source":"https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/story/india%2Fmizoram%2Famid-opposition-walk-out-bill-passed-in-dry-mizoram-for-sale-of-wine-made-of-local-fruits-3440663","estimate":false},{"id":"P29","cat":"Rules","name":"Sunday shutdown","value":"Near-total closure of shops and transport on Sundays","role":"HV","source":"Est.: strong church observance; widely documented","estimate":true},{"id":"P30","cat":"Schemes","name":"Bana Kaih (Handholding) 3.0","value":"Launched Sep 2026; ₹350 crore in 2026-27; grants, subsidised loans; ₹50,000 DBT per beneficiary in Aizawl rounds","role":"PD","source":"https://nenow.in/north-east-news/mizoram/mizoram-cm-launches-bana-kaih-3-0-plans-foreign-placement-loans-for-youth.html","estimate":false},{"id":"P31","cat":"Festivals","name":"Christmas–New Year","value":"24 Dec–2 Jan: spending peak, community feasts; 2–3 closure days","role":"HV","source":"Est.: ~87% Christian population (Census 2011)","estimate":true},{"id":"P32","cat":"Festivals","name":"Chapchar Kut","value":"5 Mar 2027: state festival; food stalls and clothing","role":"HV","source":"Est.: first Friday of March by convention","estimate":true},{"id":"P33","cat":"Climate","name":"Monsoon landslides","value":"May–Sep: Aizawl slope failures (May 2024 Cyclone Remal precedent) and NH-306 closures","role":"RE","source":"Est.: annual pattern","estimate":true},{"id":"P34","cat":"Risk","name":"Supply road cut-off","value":"NH-306 via Silchar blocked by landslides or Assam-border disputes; prices up 10–30%","role":"RE","source":"Est.: single main road link; 2021 Assam–Mizoram border clash precedent","estimate":true},{"id":"P35","cat":"Risk","name":"Anti-non-local campaigns","value":"Civil-society drives to check ILPs/licences can force non-local shops to close","role":"RE","source":"https://nenow.in/north-east-news/mizoram/mizoram-first-flags-non-local-dominance-as-economic-subjugation-in-aizawl.html","estimate":false},{"id":"P36","cat":"Risk","name":"Myanmar border instability","value":"Refugee inflows and border-trade swings at Zokhawthar (Champhai)","role":"RE","source":"Est.: since the 2021 Myanmar coup","estimate":true}]}