None can deny the fact that the present Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has succeeded in eliminating the biased-approach from the nation, as now it has been witnessed that all parts of the country are getting equitable response from the Government, irrespective of the political affiliations of that Governments of that State or UT. As for the Government each and every Indian is equal, all possible steps are being taken for their welfare so that the country can move ahead as a single entity without any type resentment or anguish among people. There is no doubt that taking a serious view of the underdevelopment and sufferings of some States and areas, like J&K, North East etc, the Government has paid focused attention for steering them out of the morass of misgovernace besides bringing them at par with other States and UTs, but on the whole it remained a hallmark of the ruling dispensation that it has worked with equal zeal and passion of development of all regions and States. At present, 70th Plenary Session of North Eastern Council (NEC), was held in Guwahati, Assam, which was chaired by the Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Tourism & Culture, G Kishan Reddy, MoS for DoNER & Co-operation, B L Verma and members of NEC consisting Governors and Chief Ministers of 8 North-Eastern states and other members. The other dignitaries would include Senior Officials from Centre, key Ministries of GoI & States and Chief Secretaries of the 8 states. Minister, MDoNER, G Kishan Reddy along with MoS B L Verma, Secretary MDoNER, Lok Ranjan, Secretary, NEC, K Moses Chalai reviewed the preparedness and modalities for the 70th Plenary Session of NEC in Guwahati.
During the two-day session there will be presentations from the Ministry of DoNER, NEC, the State Governments as well as selected Central Ministries on various developmental initiatives and future plans for the North East Region. The Plenary is expected to review the status of different projects in NER, deliberate and fast-track the progress of ongoing projects, confirmation of the proceedings of the 69th Plenary meeting, outlays by Central Ministries in the North Eastern Region and plans for the period of the financial year 2022-23 & beyond. The day one meetings focused on a variety of aspects related to the development of North Eastern Region, followed by addresses by Dignitaries. There were sessions on Vision and Strategy for NER as Growth Engine, Aligned Vision along with the plan of NEC & its organizations. State Chief Secretaries from all over NER made their presentation on ‘Priorities & Success Stories’ of their respective states and deliberated upon important themes such as ‘Regional Planning for-Telecom, Broadband & Internet Connectivity, Primary Sector Development and Tourism. The post-tea part of the event included sessions on Off Farm Livelihoods, Community Capacity & Services, Village Level Planning and Saturation and Comprehensive Overview of Financing the development in the Region. The day one Session was wrapped up after taking note of key takeaways and feedback by the government representatives. This was followed by a Cultural Program and Dinner.
Addressing senior officials from all the eight North Eastern States and central ministries, Minister G Kishan Reddy highlighted that efforts are underway in the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is working relentlessly to bring peace & prosperity in the North Eastern Region. He underlined that North East India has entered its ‘Amrit Samay’ and all of the stakeholders, be it Centre or State need to take complete advantage of this and awaken all possibilities of growth and development within the region. Secretary, MDoNER, Lok Ranjan welcomed all the dignitaries to the Plenary Session and made his presentation on ‘Vision and Strategy for NER as Growth Engine of our Country’ highlighting the recent reforms undertaken and the focus sector for sustainable and accelerated development of the region.
