Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Northeastern region is witnessing unprecedented progress and the government is determined to accelerate its growth story.
Addressing the ‘Rising North East Investors Summit’ here, he also said that diversity of the Northeast is its biggest strength and that the region is emerging as the frontrunner of growth.
“The Northeast is witnessing unprecedented progress. We are determined to accelerate its growth story,” he said while inaugurating the two-day event which is being attended by chief ministers of the region, union ministers, bureaucrats, diplomats among others.
Top industry leaders Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, Anil Agarwal among others attended the inaugural session.
Modi said for his government, EAST means – “Empower, Act, Strengthen and Transform”.
“There was a time when Northeast was only called frontier, now it is frontrunner of growth,” he said