NEC gives member states opportunity to combat local

Exuding confidence that the North East Council (NEC) will "usher in inclusive development" in the region, Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Retd) B D Mishra on Sunday said the forum gives its member states an opportunity to jointly combat local challenges.

Addressing the 68th plenary of NEC at Guwahati, the governor sought "men, material and technological help" from the Centre to counter insurgency and anti-national activities in Arunachal Pradesh.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is in the Assam capital to chair the two-day plenary, which will discuss the progress of ongoing projects, outlays by central ministries in the northeast among other issues.

"The NEC is a forum, which provides its member states, an opportunity to synergize efforts and usher in inclusive development of the region," he said.

Noting that skill development, infrastructure and entrepreneurship facilities are in "nascent stages" in Arunachal, Mishra said, "Due to the poor credit profile of the state, people here are not able to start new ventures."