The Ministry of Development of the North-East Region has taken several steps for the development of the North-East Region (NER) this year. The Ministry sanctioned the establishment of the North East Science and Technology Cluster at IIT Guwahati at a cost of over 22 crore rupees to promote Research, Innovation and Skill Development in the region.

 

The Rising North East Investors Summit was held this year in New Delhi with the participation of big corporate houses, foreign investors and Public Sector Undertakings. The Ministry informed that the event brought about an Investment interest of over four lakh forty thousand crore rupees from various private investors and PSUs. 

 

Ashtalakshmi Darshan-Youth Exchange was also launched in November this year to strengthen emotional bonding, deepen people-to-people connections, and enhance awareness about the cultural richness and significance of the North East region.    

 

Furthermore,  the Ministry informed that a comprehensive bamboo value-chain development programme is being implemented across the Region to adopt an end-to-end approach encompassing skill development, engineered bamboo product development, and market-linkage interventions to unlock the full economic potential of the sector.

 

Under various  North East Council schemes, a total of 25 bamboo-sector projects amounting to more than two hundred thirty crore rupees have been sanctioned for the holistic development of the bamboo ecosystem in the NER. These projects cover enterprise development, artisan support, training, infrastructure creation, and product diversification.