Union minister of state (Independent) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh
GUWAHATI: Union minister of state (Independent) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh said the unexplored potential resources of the northeast will play a crucial role in the country’s economy in the post-Covid era.
Addressing the 37th annual session of FICCI-FLO on Thursday, Singh said, “With Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention, the 100 years-old Indian Forest Act has been amended to exempt home grown bamboo from it, while import duty on bamboo products has been hiked in order to promote domestic bamboo products. The new northeast is destined to play a leading role in new India.”
New Northeast to play leading role in New India: Dr Jitendra
Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Apr 15: 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 said here today that New Northeast is destined to play a leading role in New India.
Speaking on ‘Sustainable Livelihoods : Investing in Women for a New India” at the 37th Annual Session organised online by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)-FLO here Dr. Jitendra Singh said, Northeast has had a rich tradition of women entrepreneurship and always took a lead as far as the women Self Help Groups (SHGs) are concerned. He recalled that it was way back in 1950s, only a few years after India’s independence, that the State of Assam had its first ever Mahila Mandal established, which actually paved the way for other States to follow. Today, different North Eastern States have
How Naga communities came together for each other during the pandemic
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The close-knit society is falling back on the sense of community and kinship that has been passed down over generations in Nagaland
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Members of Christo Naga’s Club, which consists of students, farmers, government and private sector employees, pose with the paddy they harvested during the lockdown in Zhavame village, Nagaland
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The close-knit society is falling back on the sense of community and kinship that has been passed down over generations in Nagaland
One evening in June, a group of young men and women gathered in Zhavame village in the foothills of the Kapamodzü peak, one of Nagaland’s highest mountains. The lockdown had not yet been completely lifted, and the group mused about the abandoned paddy fields in the village. Many young people from Zhavame had moved to cities to study or work, and almo