Extracted Data Points

  • Ministry of DoNER expenditure increased from around ₹1,000 crore in 2022–23 to nearly ₹4,000 crore over the past two years
  • Ministry secured budget allocation of ₹6,500 crore for current financial year
  • Rising North East Investment Summit attracted participation from over 100 ambassadors
  • Investment Summit resulted in commitments worth approximately ₹4.5 lakh crore
  • Investments worth nearly ₹40,000 crore have been grounded since the summit held in May 2025
  • 131 new bank branches established across North East during last 15 months
  • 6,500 previously unbanked villages brought under formal banking network
  • Digital payments adoption in region reached nearly 90% through UPI
  • Eight High-Level Task Forces presented sectoral action plans covering: investment promotion, agriculture and horticulture, handicrafts, infrastructure and connectivity, economic corridors, self-reliance in livestock and fisheries, sports and tourism
  • Task forces chaired by Chief Ministers and supported by representatives from Centre and States
  • Proposal made to establish High-Level Steering Committee comprising concerned Chief Ministers and Union Ministers
  • Iconic tourism circuits being developed across all eight North Eastern States
  • Key projects include Matabari Tourism Circuit in Tripura and Sohra Tourism Circuit in Meghalaya
  • One State One Product initiative identifies unique products per state: Lakadong Turmeric from Meghalaya, Muga Silk from Assam, Kiwi from Arunachal Pradesh, Queen Pineapple from Tripura, Organic Farming from Sikkim
  • Ashtalakshmi Darshan Student Exchange Programme and ISRO exposure visits conducted for students