Question: Where will the first meeting of NITI forum be held on April 10th, 2018?
(a) Kohima, Nagalland
(b) Agartala, Tripura
(c) Guwahati, Assam
(d) Shilong Meghalaya
- On April 10th 2018, the first meeting of newly constituted NITI Forum for North East will be held in Agartala, Tripura.
- The meeting will be chaired by the Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog, Rajeev Kumar and the co-Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Development of
- North Eastern Region (DoNER), Jitendra Singh. Chief Ministers of NE States and leading lights from the region will attend the deliberations.
- Shri Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog and Shri Jitendra Singh, MoS (IC), Ministry of DoNER addressed a press conference at NITI Aayog in the capital today ahead of departure to Agartala.
- Emphasizing the need to identify constraints, streamline resources and add renewed focus on the NER, the Vice-Chairman and the Minister spoke about Moving towards a prosperous North East Region, the theme for the first meeting.
- Strategies for improving Road, Rail and Air Connectivity in the North East Region
- Realizing the Hydel Dream – Way Forward for utilizing existing potential for hydro-power in the NER.
- Agriculture and allied sectors.
- Water Management.
- Promotion of Tourism.
- Identifying and targeting early bird projects in areas of connectivity, agricultural productivity and industrial development to give fillip to growth in the NER.
- It is noteworthy that The ‘NITI Forum for North East’ was constituted in February 2018 with an aim to ensure sustainable economic growth of the North Eastern Region (NER) of the country and periodically review the development status in NER.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=178528