The Union Minister of State (independent charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Jitendra Singh will inaugurate the 3-day ‘Destination North East’ in Chandigarh on Monday.
Joint Secretary, DoNER, SN Pradhanm, while addressing a press conference here said that the North East Region (NER) consists of 8% of country’s total geographical area and 4% of country’s population and the objective of Destination North East, 2017 is to showcase North East as a potential destination for investment and highlight the rich cultural heritage, traditions and customs of the region.
He said that the main theme of this year’s festival is to highlight the use of appropriate technologies in all sectors of development for NER.
The Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to Government of India and Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) are participating this year, he added.
Pradhan said that the ‘3 H’ Mission, that is Horticulture, Handicraft and Handlooms, are the focus of Destination North East 2017.
He said that ‘Destination North East’ is held as a calendar event every year and Chandigarh is the first place, outside Delhi, to organise the event. He added that the distinctive nature of North East will be taken to all the corners of India.