The Centre has convened a meeting of Chief Ministers of all the eight North-Eastern States on November 19 to chart out a concrete time-bound roadmap to ensure equitable development and economic uplift of the region. “A meeting of Chief Ministers of all eight North-Eastern States has been called on November 19,” newly-appointed Minister for DoNER Jitendra Singh told media on Monday after taking over charge of the Ministry. He has also written individual letters to each of the eight CMs spelling out his vision for the growth and development of the north-eastern region.
Singh also said that development and concern for North-East are high on the agenda of the NDA Government and he was conscious of the faith and responsibility that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had reposed in him by entrusting this charge to him.
The N-E States have their own peculiarities and adversities, Singh said, adding there was also a perception among the people of the region that they were not getting the deserved attention.