Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Scindia today held a high-level task force meeting on infrastructure, logistics and connectivity in the North-eastern region.

In a social media post, the Minister said that the meeting was chaired by Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha. The meeting laid down the strategic roadmap of charting Ashtalakshmi states as India’s gateway to Southeast Asia, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Act East, Act Fast and Act First.

The leaders also reviewed multimodal and digital connectivity to unlock new opportunities for growth and development in the North-Eastern Region. Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma, the Sikkim Government and the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade also attended the meeting.