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Shillong, June 3 (MExN): The 73rd Plenary Session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) will be held in Shillong, Meghalaya, on June 4 under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister and NEC Chairman Amit Shah.
The session will be attended by Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) and NEC Vice Chairman Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Minister of State for DoNER Dr Sukanta Majumdar, Governors and Chief Ministers of the eight northeastern states, members of the council, and senior officials of the Centre and state governments.
Ahead of the plenary, a preparatory meeting was held on June 3 to deliberate on flagship initiatives such as bamboo development, agarwood promotion, Ashtalakshmi Darshan and other key issues. The meeting was attended by the Secretary of the Ministry of DoNER, Chief Secretaries of the eight northeastern states, the Secretary of NEC, and senior officials from the ministry, NEC, state governments and central agencies.
Established under the North Eastern Council Act, 1971, the NEC serves as the apex regional planning body for the Northeast and plays a key role in promoting coordinated development and cooperative federalism in the region.
According to an official statement, the plenary session will review progress made by the Chief Minister-level High-Level Task Forces constituted for critical sectors of regional development.
Presentations will be made on tourism, agriculture and horticulture, investment promotion, self-reliance in milk, eggs, fish and meat production, sports promotion, economic corridor development, infrastructure and connectivity, and handloom and handicrafts.
The deliberations are expected to facilitate coordinated action among the northeastern states and other stakeholders to achieve shared developmental objectives. The meeting will also review important initiatives of the Ministry of DoNER, including updates on major schemes and programmes, outcomes of the North East Investment Summit and Bankers' Conclave, youth-centric initiatives, and efforts related to tourism, logistics and region-specific Unique Selling Proposition (USP) projects.
Another key agenda item will be the North East Vision Plan 2047, which seeks to provide a long-term roadmap for transforming the region into a hub of economic growth, connectivity, innovation, sustainability and cultural prosperity by the centenary year of India's independence.
Members of the North Eastern Council are also expected to share their views on regional development priorities and avenues for enhanced inter-state cooperation.
