Northeast witnessed path-breaking development in two years: Dr Jitendra Singh Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the two day Plenary Meeting of North Eastern Council (NEC) in Shillong today, which is being attended by Governors and Chief Ministers of all the eight States of North Eastern region. Among those present were Shri Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa, Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Shri Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya, Governor of Nagaland, Shri V. Shanmuganathan, Governor of Meghalaya and Manipur, Lt. Gen. (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma, Governor of Mizoram, Shri Shriniwas Patil, Governor of Sikkim, Shri Tathagata Roy, Governor of Tripura, Shri Kalikho Pul, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Chief Minister of Assam, Shri Okram Ibobi Singh, Chief Minister of Manipur, Shri Mukul Sangma, Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Shri Lal Thanhawla, Chief Minister of Mizoram, Shri T.R. Zeliang, Chief Minister of Nagaland and Shri Pawan Chamling, Chief Minister of Sikkim. Speaking on the occasion Dr Jitendra Singh said, in the last two years under the NDA government, the North Eastern Region has witnessed path-breaking development in all spheres of life. He said tomorrows visit by Shri Narendra Modi also assumes special significance because after nearly three decades a Prime Minister is going to attend the meeting of NEC. Dr Jitendra Singh said, in the last one-and-a-half year since he took over the Ministry of DoNER, his endeavour has been to push forward maximum development works with minimum budget and to achieve targets through innovation and mutual cooperation. He said, particular emphasis has been laid on road development and spreading of rail network. Dr Jitendra Singh informed about the setting up of Brahmaputra Study Center at Guwahati University and introduction of Northeast Study Course at Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi. He said, land has already been acquired for setting up a Northeast student hostel in Jawaharlal Nehru University campus in Delhi and in University Campus at Bengaluru. Dr Jitendra Singh particularly thanked all the Governors and Chief Ministers of North Eastern States and said that they have been always very forthcoming and kind in extending their cooperation and advice to him. It was because of their cooperation that he succeeded in holding a meeting of NEC at its headquarters at Shillong after a gap of 10 years, he added. On the occasion, while different Governors and Chief ministers made their interventions, a detailed Report on NEC activities was presented by NEC Secretary Shri Ram Muivah with interventions by Union Secretary, DoNER Shri Naveen Verma.
