Northeast can be country's new growth engine: Assam CM

Sarbananda Sonowal calls upon NRIs to join hands with govt and be part of Assam's growth

Stating that the current industrial scenario in the state was peaceful and encouraging, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal called upon the Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) around the globe to join hands with the government of Assam for the growth of the state. He said Assam and the entire Northeast could become the new growth engines of the country.

Speaking at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas at Bengaluru on Sunday, Sonowal said that the future growth of India could come through Northeast and by “acting eastwards to Southeast Asia and East Asia through its Northeast region.”

“Assam’s locational disadvantage, insurgency and lack of