- (Neiphiu Rio on X)
- DIMAPUR — Chief Minister Dr. Neiphiu Rio on
Tuesday convened a meeting in Kohima with line departments to advance the
initiatives of the High-Level Task Force in the North East Region (NER), with
focus on priorities like craft clusters, investment promotion, etc.
- In a post on X, the chief minister informed that the departments
were asked to “submit vision statement and proposed way forward for follow-up
action.”
- It may be mentioned that during the 72nd plenary of the
North Eastern Council (NEC) held in December last year in Agartala, it was
decided to constitute a high-level task force on investment promotion in the
NE, involving CMs of the northeastern states.
Also read: Neiphiu Rio attends Northeast investment task force meeting
- Consequently, a five-member task force, involving chief
ministers of the northeastern states, was formed to attract investment in the
region.
- The task force is headed by Tripura CM as the convener and
the other four members include DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia and the
chief ministers of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim.
- The task force will assess the existing investment
ecosystem, including policies, incentives and infrastructure in the Northeast
region. The panel will also highlight high-potential sectors and regions within
the NER to create focused investment clusters for the promotion of sectoral
hubs such as agro-processing zones, tourism circuits, IT and renewable energy
corridors, etc.
