Implementation of Ner Vision-2020

The Minister of Mines and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region Shri B.K. Handique has said that the process to develop mechanism for realizing the aims, objectives and goals enunciated in the North Eastern Region Vision 2020 has already been initiated. For this purpose, 17 Thematic Groups were constituted, headed by the senior officials of the line Ministries comprising representatives of the State Governments of the North Eastern States and eminent experts in various sectors viz. Panchayati Raj and Local Self Government, Poverty Eradication, Human Resource Development, Industry, Connectivity (major roads), Connectivity (inland waterways), Connectivity (air), Connectivity(railways), Connectivity (rural roads), Tourism, IT enabled services and Cyber Connectivity, Power, Health, Rural Sector, Financial Services, Sports, Art and Culture and Look East Policy. These Thematic Working Groups prepared sectoral Action Plans which were presented before the public representatives and media of the North East in Shillong in 2009. The action plans of these Thematic Groups will be finalized in consultation with the concerned Ministries and ‘in principle’ approval of the Planning Commission will be taken for funding the same. Thereafter, these Action Plans will be implemented by the concerned Central Ministries from their gross budgetary allocations.

In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha yesterday he said, the Government would appreciate and welcome the efforts and advice from the civil society or any other organization for the implementation of the Vision 2020 Document.

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