Socio-economic development of entire NE Region at fast pace will be key focus area: DoNER Minister

The emphasis by the minister came after a two-day comprehensive ministerial review meeting on various developmental activities and programmes going on in the northeastern region by the Ministry.

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NEW DELHI:

Union Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER) G Kishan Reddy, on Sunday, has informed that socio-economic development of the entire North-Eastern Region at a fast pace will be his key focus area during his tenure in the office.


The emphasis by the minister came after a two-day comprehensive ministerial review meeting on various developmental activities and programmes going on in the northeastern region by the Ministry.


The Ministry secretary Dr Inder Jit Singh and senior officials gave a comprehensive presentation to the Minister about all the projects, schemes and policies of the Ministry of DoNER in the two-day review session.


Meanwhile, Reddy has asked the senior officials that all ongoing projects should be completed in a stipulated timeframe. 

"All pending projects should be resolved at the earliest through a proper consultation mechanism with other Ministries," he said.


"The kind of transformation that took place in the North-Eastern Region in the last seven years in all spheres of life under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is both incredible and unprecedented," he added,  after taking charge as the new minister of DoNER.


 Reddy said in a tweet that he is looking forward to serving the people from the Northeastern states.

(Edited by Marvin Kharsohnoh)

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