Shri Venkaiah Naidu calls for changing North-East narratives by harnessing region's potential N-E Region could be made a prosperous region under Look East Policy

Shri Venkaiah Naidu calls for changing North-East narratives by harnessing regions potential

N-E Region could be made a prosperous region under Look East Policy

Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu today called for concerted efforts to fully harness the potential of North-East Region by changing the narratives attributes to the region. He referred to the challenges and opportunities for development of the region. He spoke on Unveiling of North-East India for Indias Rise at a Conclave organized by a media group here today.

Shri Naidu said that the narratives of remoteness and poor connectivity adversely impacting the region, a vicious cycle of underdevelopment-insurgency-underdevelopment hampering growth, the region being a low equilibrium of poverty, non-development, civil conflicts and lack of faith in political leadership etc should be turned on their heads to realise the potential of the region.

He said that while the N-E Region is being touted as a paradise unexplored the correct way of looking at the region is prosperity to be explored. Shri Naidu asserted that the region known as black hole of business and investments could be converted into one of hope and gateway to prosperity by fully taking advantage of the pro-active Look East Policy.

Shri Naidu noted that with diverse resource base, high literacy rates, huge hydel power potential, vast potential for promoting horticulture, flori-culture, organic crops, cross border trade, North-East could be enabled to rise to its potential through necessary reforms and by promoting private investments.

Stating that to be socially and economically sustainable, Indias growth story should be inclusive, Shri Naidu said that N-E Region should be made a participant and beneficiary of Indias economic transformation.

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