Psychological outreach towards NE is as important as physical: Singh

Psychological outreach towards the development of the north-eastern region is as important as physical outreach, Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh said today.

Inaugurating a two-day seminar on 'The Age of Multilaterlism and Connecting India's North East: Opportunities and Challenges' here, Singh said the region has unexplored potential and is on the priority of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The fast-track thrust by the Union government in the last three years, has resulted in a sea-change by improving the connectivity scenario, both in air, rail and road connectivity, he said.

Singh said this was bound to overcome many of the earlier constraints faced by potential entrepreneurs.

With the central government's emphasis on 'Act East policy', he said, this was a great opportunity to explore the new possibilities of growth production for international trade in the region.

The seminar is being jointly organised by the DoNER, the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) and Asian Confluence (A Unit of Divya Jeevan Foundation), Shillong.