Aim of 3-day festival is to bring NE states to the world: Scindia
Hindustan TimesThe minister of development of North Eastern Region and three of the eight chief ministers from the North Eastern states made pitches to attract more investment on the second day of the Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav in New Delhi on Saturday. The aim of this festival, DoNER minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said, is “to bring the eight states to the world”. “Private sector investment will run parallel to government support,” he said as he lauded the semiconductor ATMP plant that is being set up in Morigaon by Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Private Limited. “In 2013-14, the tax devolution from the Centre to the eight northeastern states was ₹1,15,000 crore,” Scindia said. Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang said, “If this programme is organised annually on fixed days, we can participate with full preparation,” he said.
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