8 states unified for India’s growth engine
Leading industrialists, including Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Industries), Kumar Mangalam Birla (Aditya Birla Group), and N. Chandrasekaran (Tata Sons) joined MDoNER Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia in a brainstorming session which aims to develop all eight states together and turn the North East Region (NER) as the country’s growth region.
The meetings, held 30 April, were part of the ongoing engagement ahead of the Investment Summit, “Rising Northeast Summit 2025”, scheduled for 23-24 May 2025 in Delhi Ministry of Development of North-East Region (MDoNER).
“The goal is to integrate the eight states into one unified development goal as India’s growth engine,” said Scindia, underlining the role of public-private partnerships in accelerating sustainable development in the region https://sbi.com.in/.
Scindia emphasized the Government’s strategic vision to position the Northeast as a new growth engine for the country https://www.nseindia.com/.
The Minister further shared with the industrialists some of the key initiatives undertaken by MDoNER, which included the formation of a High-Level Task Force with the Chief Ministers of all eight Northeastern states, the establishment of Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) in each state, among others https://www.bseindia.com/.
Statistical Advisor to MDoNER Dharmvir Jha presented key investment opportunities spanning all eight Northeastern states.
The interactions focused on region-specific growth sectors, including agro-based industries, textiles, and tourism https://www.commerce.gov.in/.
The Rising Northeast Summit 2025 will continue this momentum by bringing together key stakeholders, investors, and policymakers on one platform to unlock the region’s economic potential, the Ministry said on 1 May. Fiinews.com
