<p>New Delhi: Pitching Northeast as India’s new growth engine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the region, once seen merely as a frontier, is now emerging as a frontrunner in national development.</p><p>Addressing the 'Rising North East Investors Summit', he said that the diversity of the Northeast is its biggest strength. </p><p>"The Northeast is witnessing unprecedented progress. We are determined to accelerate its growth story," Modi said while inaugurating the two-day event, which is being attended by chief ministers of the region, union ministers, bureaucrats, diplomats, among others.</p><p>Top industry leaders, including Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, and Anil Agarwal, attended the inaugural session.</p><p>"From trade to tradition, from textile to tourism, the diversity of the Northeast is its strength. Northeast means bio-economy, bamboo, tea production, petroleum, sports, skill, an emerging hub of eco-tourism, and a new world for organic products. Northeast is the powerhouse of energy. Northeast is 'Ashta Lakshmi' for us,” the PM added.</p><p>He said the Northeast was earlier synonymous with bombs, guns and rockets, which took away many opportunities from youths there. "Over 10,000 youths in the Northeast have given up violence in the last decade," he said.</p>.BJP leader files complaint against rapper Vedan over song 'targeting' PM Modi.<p>Modi said for his government, EAST means — "Empower, Act, Strengthen and Transform".</p><p>The summit is being organised to highlight the Northeast region as a land of opportunity, attracting global and domestic investment and bringing together key stakeholders, investors, and policy-makers on a single platform, officials said.</p><p>Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani pledged Rs 75,000 crore over the next five years, targeting agriculture, telecommunications, digital services, and local enterprise development.</p><p>Similarly, Adani Group chairperson Gautam Adani also announced an additional Rs 50,000 crore investment over the next decade in green energy, roads, and digital infrastructure, on top of the Rs 50,000 crore his group had already committed to Assam earlier this year.</p><p>Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal announced an additional Rs 30,000 crore investment in the Northeast, expanding on the company’s earlier Rs 50,000 crore commitment to Assam.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Pitching Northeast as India’s new growth engine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the region, once seen merely as a frontier, is now emerging as a frontrunner in national development.</p><p>Addressing the 'Rising North East Investors Summit', he said that the diversity of the Northeast is its biggest strength. </p><p>"The Northeast is witnessing unprecedented progress. We are determined to accelerate its growth story," Modi said while inaugurating the two-day event, which is being attended by chief ministers of the region, union ministers, bureaucrats, diplomats, among others.</p><p>Top industry leaders, including Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, and Anil Agarwal, attended the inaugural session.</p><p>"From trade to tradition, from textile to tourism, the diversity of the Northeast is its strength. Northeast means bio-economy, bamboo, tea production, petroleum, sports, skill, an emerging hub of eco-tourism, and a new world for organic products. Northeast is the powerhouse of energy. Northeast is 'Ashta Lakshmi' for us,” the PM added.</p><p>He said the Northeast was earlier synonymous with bombs, guns and rockets, which took away many opportunities from youths there. "Over 10,000 youths in the Northeast have given up violence in the last decade," he said.</p>.BJP leader files complaint against rapper Vedan over song 'targeting' PM Modi.<p>Modi said for his government, EAST means — "Empower, Act, Strengthen and Transform".</p><p>The summit is being organised to highlight the Northeast region as a land of opportunity, attracting global and domestic investment and bringing together key stakeholders, investors, and policy-makers on a single platform, officials said.</p><p>Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani pledged Rs 75,000 crore over the next five years, targeting agriculture, telecommunications, digital services, and local enterprise development.</p><p>Similarly, Adani Group chairperson Gautam Adani also announced an additional Rs 50,000 crore investment over the next decade in green energy, roads, and digital infrastructure, on top of the Rs 50,000 crore his group had already committed to Assam earlier this year.</p><p>Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal announced an additional Rs 30,000 crore investment in the Northeast, expanding on the company’s earlier Rs 50,000 crore commitment to Assam.</p>
