Jitendra Singh announces Rs. 325 crores worth of projects for Northeast region

Minister of State for Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER) Dr. Jitendra Singh has announced projects worth Rs. 325 crores for the Northeast region on the casion of completion of one year of NDA Government.

Out of this, Rs 200 crores will be used for projects in Assam and Rs. 125 crores will be for an 'Organic Farming Mission' for the entire Northeastern region.

Dr. Singh also met Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and said that some of the projects which had got stuck would be revived soon.

Stressing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's belief in 'cooperative federalism', he said the Centre is committed to providing all assistance to the state governments, regardless of the ruling party there.

Singh also assured Gogoi that work on the multilevel car parking complex in Guwahati and construction of the Assam Management Institute building will expedited by the DoNER Ministry.

The Union Minister further said that the organic farming initiative is one of the ambitious projects undertaken by DoNER Ministry in the last few months. He said that a concept paper has been prepared on the subject which is being circulated among various ministries of the Central Government for their inputs and suggestions, and added that the concept paper will then be brought before the Union Cabinet for approval.

Dr. Singh also called on Assam Governor P.B. Acharya and discussed with him various aspects of the current political situation in the state and the emerging social scenario in the region.