Investment announcements worth Rs 4.3 lakh crore were made on the first day of the Rising North East Investors Summit 2025. The summit began on Friday and concluded on Saturday.
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said MoUs worth Rs 4.3 lakh crore have been announced with regards to the 'Rising North East Investors Summit 2025' underway in Delhi. He added, "We welcomed delegations from over 80 countries — from Japan to Europe to ASEAN nations, and there was one unanimous sentiment: India's future lies in Northeast.”
The summit was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital on Friday. It aims to highlight the region as a land of opportunity, attracting global and domestic investment, and bringing together key stakeholders, investors and policymakers on a single platform.
The Minister of Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) said that the ministry has created eight high-level task forces across key sectors: agriculture, sports, investment promotion, tourism, economic corridors, infrastructure, textiles and handicrafts, and animal husbandry, allowing each state to chart its own roadmap, according to the Press Information Bureau.
MDoNER has been holding discussions with different stakeholders including investors, foreign diplomats, ambassadors encouraging them to explore investment opportunities in the Northeastern states
"For the first time, a joint programme for all eight states of the north east is underway. Roadshows were held for it in cities like Bengaluru, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Indore. Meetings were held with various industrial groups. As a result of this effort, a world-class investment summit was organized. Memorandums of Understanding worth Rs 4.18 lakh crore have been announced," Scindia told reporters on Friday.
"Each state received investment proposals of Rs 20,000 crore. Along with industrial group leaders, new entrepreneurs from the eight states and ambassadors from 50 countries participated in the summit. We are committed to ensure these investments take off," said Scindia, the Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region.
The main focus sectors of investment promotion include tourism and hospitality, ago-food processing, textiles, handlooms and handicrafts, healthcare, education and skill development as well as information technology.
(With PTI inputs)
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