Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Jan 29: A delegation of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, led by its National President Anil Khaitan and senior National Vice President Rajeev Talwar, today called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh and held a meeting to discuss the Northeast industry prospects.
Dr Jitendra Singh updated the members of the delegation about the various steps taken in last three years to bring in ease of business and to exploit the unexplored potential of the region. He regretted that, in the past, nearly 40% of the fruit in the region went waste because of lack of storage and transportation facilities. However, he said, with improvement in connectivity and a network of road and railway being spread across all the North Eastern States, this constraint could be overcome to a great extent, he added.
Dr Jitendra Singh also referred to the introduction of “Venture fund” by Ministry of Develop-ment of North Eastern Region (DoNER) for young Start-Ups. This initiation, he said, has received enthusiastic response from new entrepreneur.
In order to further expose the world community to the vast business potential of North East India, Dr Jitendra Singh said, a mega Business Summit, possibly the first of its kind, is being held at Guwahati on 3rd of February and is scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The members of the delegation briefed Dr Jitendra Singh about a series of seminars organised by them on the subject of “Multiplying farmers’ income : Opportunities in Animal Husbandry – potential for export—-Focus North East”.
The PHD Chambers leaders also informed the Minister about a series of events planned by them in near future which include a seminar on “Mega food Processing” at Imphal, a seminar on technologies for developing food processing at Aizawl, and a seminar on developing young entrepreneurs at Itanagar.
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