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Organisers and officials pose for the lens during the Young Leaders Connec-6 at the North Eastern Council auditoriums, Shillong in Meghalaya.[/caption]
Dimapur, Oct. 30 (EMN): Young Leaders Connect-6 was held on October 27- 28th at the North Eastern Council auditorium, Shillong in Meghalaya, on the theme “Made in North-East”.
Riding on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Made in India’ campaign the conclave focused on entrepreneurship in the Northeast region.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, who is the core member of YLC was the chief host, in his stressed on the need to take entrepreneurship forward for other areas to be developed.
Mentioning about the scope of entrepreneurship, he noted the importance of value chain proposition for entrepreneurial interventions with the use of information technology and incubation centre.
Stating that to take “Made in North East” ahead, he opined that more effective and efficient policy, infrastructures will help in taking Northeast forward.
He also mentioned about Meghalaya Kisan Call Centres which assist issues from plant to logistic to the retail outlet instantly in the local language.
Secretary Ministry of DONER Naveen Verma, in his keynote address emphasised on the need to take learning forward. Highlighting the need to collaborate amongst Northeast he cited an example of Europe economic strategy, common market coordinating for a greater purpose.
“Networking is incredibly important for North East not only physically but by digital platform. North East covering only eight percent of land in India has more than one third of India’s water,” he said.
Mentioning that 20% of the country’s pineapple is from Northeast, he said the market is there the question is how do we come forward, while access to finance is an issue faced by entrepreneurs, it is mostly lack of awareness among the aspiring existing entrepreneurs. He also mentioned on modalities for companies in North East and highlighted on Venture Capital, Block chain technology and its utility for farmers and entrepreneurs, opportunities for Invest North East show in the future.
The conclave have brought together young change makers and leaders from diverse fields like business, politics, academia, sports, music and culture come together, put their heads and hearts together to plan where they would like to see India vis-à-vis North East in the future, plan a roadmap, and strategize on interventions at the grassroots and policy level, a statement from the organisers said.
On the 28 October the round table discussion was chaired by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma .
Three important recommendations were discussed – setting up of incubation centre focusing on Made in NE, North-East Entrepreneurship Fellowship and procurement of Made in North-east products and marketing it.
The round table was attended by core members of YLC, NEEF fellows and partner organizations. The two day conclave closed with an exhibition football match played between CM XI and YLC XI at the Polo grounds.
YLC is an initiative of YouthNet chaired by Bhaichung Bhutia and started in 2011 in Kohima.