Dr Jitendra Singh addresses the All India Regional Editors Conference at Jaipur
Dr Jitendra Singh
addresses the All India Regional Editors Conference at Jaipur
“DESTINATION NORTH EAST - 2016” festival to be held during 12-14 February, 2016 in New Delhi
“DESTINATION NORTH EAST - 2016” festival to be held during 12-14 February, 2016 in New Delhi
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for
Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public
Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh addressed the
All India Regional Editors Conference at Jaipur today.
The Ministry of Development of North-East Region has
taken various initiatives since the taking over by the current Government. The
Ministry has different schemes for extending financial and other assistance to
different states in the region. Some of the important schemes include Non-Lapsable
Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR), North East Road Sector Development Scheme
(NERSDS), North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP), North East State
Road Investment Project (NESRIP) and other initiatives taken by North
Eastern Council. Following initiatives of the Ministry of Development
of North-East Region were shared by the Minister with the regional editors:
· The Government has announced
setting up of a Centre for Film Production, Animation and Gaming in Arunachal
Pradesh for the North-Eastern States.
· 18 new FM Radio Channels
approved in addition to 12 existing channels. 3 FM channels each will be
launched in six towns of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.
· “Arun Prabha”, a 24X7 TV
channel to provide a platform to rich cultural and linguistic identity of NER;
· National Highway and
Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) set up in July, 2014, has
opened branch offices in all the States. Work in progress on 1000km road length
in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura, including Numaligarh – Itanagar
connectivity and Agartala – Sabroom. Work to commence shortly on 4-laning of
Dimapur – Kohima, Imphal – Moreh, Aizawl – Tuipang, Shillong – Dawki, alternate
highway in Sikkim from Bagra Kot to Nathula Pass via Pakyong.
· Lumding-Silchar brought on the
National Broad Guage Railway Map
· Arunachal Pradesh and
Meghalaya put on the railway map.
· The Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi flagged off the first train on Dudhnoi – Mendipathar railway line
on 29th Nov., 2014 and connected Meghalaya with the Railway
network.
· The Prime Minister flagged off
an AC Express between Naharlagun and New Delhi; and the Inter-City Express
between Naharlagun and Guwahati, on 20th February 2015.
· Setting up of North East
Brahmaputra River Rejuvenation Authority by restructuring Brahmaputra
Board.
· Foundation for National
Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) laid in Guwahati,
Brahmaputra Valley Fertiliser Corporation being restructured,
· Work in progress on
Comprehensive Telecom Development Plan for North-Eastern Region at an approved
cost of Rs. 5,336 crore,
· International gateway through
Cox Bazar to Agartala to strengthen communication network underway,
· North East BPO scheme to
create 5000 seats for call centres,
· Setting of new AIIMS in Assam
announced,
· For making the North East,
Organic Capital of India, Government has announced six new Agriculture Colleges
in North-East and started focused intervention for Organic Farming in NE;
· The Prime Minister announced
to make North East the organic capital of India.
· “Ishan Uday”, a special
scholarship for NE Students for general and professional degree courses,
including medical and para-medical courses;
· For attracting talented
students from NER, Government announced “Ishaan Vikas” scheme providing
exposure visits for internship in IITs, NITs, NIFTs.
· Setting up of Apparel
and Garment Centre in each of the North Eastern states;
· Comprehensive Scheme for Power
Transmission and Distribution Systems for NE States approved at Rs.9865 crore
in 2014;
· Under the initiative of DoNER
At Doorstep – officers of M/o DoNER visit each State on rotation basis.
· The Prime Minister dedicated
to the Nation Unit-II of 726 MW gas based Palatana Power Plant in Tripura on 1st December
2014.
· For broad-basing and nurturing
the sporting talent of North East, Prime Minister announced Sports University
in Manipur.
· On 18th January,2016, Sikkim
has been declared as First Organic State in the country.
Dr Jitendra Singh also interacted with the editors and
answered their various queries and discussed the initiatives of the Ministry.
The Minister also briefed about the festival “DESTINATION NORTH EAST-2016”
which is being organised by the Ministry during 12-14 February, 2016 in New
Delhi to showcase the inherent economic, social and cultural strength of the
North East Region at National Level.
This Festival “DESTINATION NORTH EAST - 2016” will
display various facets of North East in its myriad forms and colours through
events as the proposed mega events. The event will include theme specific
Business Summit consisting of sectors like, Tourism, Agriculture, Food Processing,
Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, IT, Handloom & Handicrafts,
Livelihood, Micro-Finance and Start ups.
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