Headline

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah chairs 73rd Plenary Session of North Eastern Council (NEC) in Shillong, capital of Meghalaya

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Attendance

  • Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER), Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia
  • Governor of Meghalaya, Shri C. H. Vijayashankar
  • Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Shri Conrad Sangma
  • Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region, Shri Sukanta Majumdar
  • Union Home Secretary, Shri Govind Mohan
  • Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER), Shri Sanjay Jaju
  • Governors and Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Sikkim

Security and Peace Achievements

  • Over 12 peace accords signed to resolve various conflicts in the North East
  • 10,800 youth brought into mainstream after laying down arms
  • Civilian casualties in Northeast declined by 86% over past 12 years

Investment and Economic Development

  • Northeast attracted investments worth approximately ₹4.25 lakh crore
  • Semiconductor plant in Assam with investment of around ₹27,000 crore
  • Cluster projects worth ₹65 crore approved in Assam and Tripura under PM-DevINE scheme

Infrastructure Development

  • Sabroom Land Port established to enable trade with Southeast Asia and Indo-Pacific countries
  • Customs centres established in Meghalaya and Mizoram
  • Development of Guwahati, Imphal, and Agartala as multimodal logistics hubs

Agricultural and Dairy Development

  • Target to supply more than 50,000 milch animals annually to North Eastern states from next financial year
  • States urged to become self-reliant in fish, eggs, and milk production
  • Robust cooperative framework for milk collection and marketing to be created

Industrial and Export Initiatives

  • Development of Northeast as global production and export hub for agarwood, essential oils, wellness and cosmetic products, and bamboo-based industries
  • 215 crops and products from North East are potential contenders for Geographical Indication (GI) tags
  • Each state to establish dedicated task force to facilitate GI tag process

Technology and Education

  • Northeast to emerge as leading hub for AI, data analytics, and blockchain
  • Efforts to develop entire Northeast into major hub for IT industry
  • Region possesses potential in both hydropower and solar energy

Special Initiatives

  • Government prepared special action plan to eliminate narcotics trafficking
  • Drug-Free Northeast Campaign to be transformed into mass movement
  • Accelerating Organic Mission and 'One District, One Tourist Destination' initiative
  • Northeast identified as ideal destination for Healing India Mission

Regional Statistics

  • Northeast home to more than 200 tribal groups
  • Region has over 195 dialects