the north-eastern council (nec) is not like any other regional planning body that would just make plans and issue advisories. in fact, it has developed such a mechanism since the role revival in 2017-18, that it has actually completed as many as 586 projects in just six years! “the vision, objectives and goals of the nec underwent certain changes after approval in the 67th plenary of the council. subsequently, these changes were reflected in nec guidelines of 2018. accordingly, the nec is enabling the state