CM Neiphiu Rio urges departments to advance high-level task force initiatives

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• (Neiphiu Rio on X)
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• DIMAPUR — Chief Minister Dr. Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday convened a meeting in Kohima with line departments to advance the initiatives of the High-Level Task Force in the North East Region (NER), with focus on priorities like craft clusters, investment promotion, etc.
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• In a post on X, the chief minister informed that the departments were asked to “submit vision statement and proposed way forward for follow-up action.”
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• It may be mentioned that during the 72nd plenary of the North Eastern Council (NEC) held in December last year in Agartala, it was decided to constitute a high-level task force on investment promotion in the NE, involving CMs of the northeastern states.

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• Consequently, a five-member task force, involving chief ministers of the northeastern states, was formed to attract investment in the region.
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• The task force is headed by Tripura CM as the convener and the other four members include DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia and the chief ministers of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim.
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• The task force will assess the existing investment ecosystem, including policies, incentives and infrastructure in the Northeast region. The panel will also highlight high-potential sectors and regions within the NER to create focused investment clusters for the promotion of sectoral hubs such as agro-processing zones, tourism circuits, IT and renewable energy corridors, etc.