Question: The North Eastern Council is the nodal agency for the economic and social development of … states.
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 5
(d) 6
Ans: (b)
Related Fact :
- On 29th January, 2017, the North Eastern Council and the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Shillong to harness the hidden potential of Cane and Bamboo of North Eastern Region.
- The MoU was signed by the Secretary, NEC Shri Ram Muivah and Development Commissioner(Handicrafts) Shri Alok Kumar.
- to mobilize masses and promote Bamboo sector as a whole throughout the country the MoU provides a push for the integrated and inclusive development of Cane & Bamboo through skilled manpower, technology dissemination, marketing support and institutional support.
- Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC), Assam and the Bamboo & Cane Development Institute (BCDI), Tripura will be promoted as the Centers of Excellence not only in the North East Region, but also in South East Asia.
- As per the MoU, the CBTC will be transformed into a Regional Centre of Excellence and the BCDI will be converted as a separate entity under the name Indian Institute of Bamboo Technology (IIBT).
- CBTC and BCDI will serve as a platform for generating and exchanging the knowledge base on the product development in Cane and Bamboo through the Discipline of Product Design and Innovation.
- The collective knowledge base of the sector would be documented and made available through library resources, multimedia, publications and online resources.
- To establish bamboo and cane as an economically strong industry, education will be imparted at various levels; to Craftsmen and Entrepreneurs, Designers, Farmers, Technologists and Marketing and Management professionals.
- Training programmes on entrepreneurship development among the artisan community with inputs in product innovation and design will also be provided in order to contribute in the up gradation of the socio economic status of the cane and bamboo industry in the region and at a national level.
- Academic courses will also be offered to promote cultivation.
a) PG Diploma in Bamboo Cultivation & Resource Utilization
b) B.Tech Course in Cane & Bamboo Technology
c) Ph.D/Research Program
d) Establishing satellite Centres in the other NER states - It is notable that the North Eastern Council is the nodal agency for the economic and social development of the North Eastern Region which consists of the eight States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
Reference:
http://necouncil.gov.in/
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=157750