Excelsior Correspondent NEW DELHI June 22 : Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) MoS PMO Personnel Public Grievances Pensions Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh today said that Northeast will lead post-COVID Indias growth story. He said the North Eastern Region is fast emerging as a role model in many spheres including the COVID management and added that in the post-COVID times when we are engaged in building up Indias economy there will be a tendency to look for unexplored areas of generating business and revenue and the Northeast would be seen as a perfect destination. The Minister was speaking as chief guest at a conference titled “The Land of Emerging Opportunities focus area Manipur” organized by ASSOCHAM and Government of Manipur. Dr Jitendra Singh said that the kind of transformation that took place in the North-Eastern Region in the last seven years in all spheres of life under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is both incredible and unprecedented. He said there have been constant efforts by the Government to help businesses and entrepreneurs and significant steps have been already in this direction and the reforms are underway in the area such as investment in agriculture hydel-power infrastructure information and communication technology tourism as well as in creating new avenues of growth through the development of vertically integrated food processing chains marketing the skill development and cross-border trade. Dr Jitendra Singh said Manipurs strength lies in its people and its natural resources and expressed the hope that the State will emerge as an IT Hub of not only Northeast India but also a leading IT Hub of India as a whole. He appealed to business leaders to come forward in partnership with the state to strengthen the economic landscape of the state and region. He said IT-SEZ in Manipur will boost the States economy promote tourism and most importantly create Employment opportunities both direct and indirect. It will also boost infrastructure development with units like Hotel Hospital and Residential complex. Dr Jitendra Singh also laid stress on time bound completion of ongoing projects in roads highways water airways and power generation and called for building the required infrastructures right up to the border areas establishing connectivity and communication links to the cross border points to promote trade and economic exchanges. The Minister said that Manipur is the gateway for Indias engagement with Eastern and South Eastern countries. Dr Rajesh Kumar Chief Secretary Government of Manipur Mr Deepak Sood Secretary General ASSOCHAM Dr Mahendra Aggarwal Chairman ASSOCHAM Northeast Regional Development Council and Dr B.K.Panda IOSF Zonal Development Commissioner East and Northeast also addressed the conference.

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