PM Modi unveils projects for N-E, says next step is expansion of industries
Launching mega development projects for various Northeastern states during events in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam on Saturday, the Prime Minister declared that “Modi doesn’t do work by counting the number of parliament seats from a place”. During an event in Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh, he launched the central government’s new flagship project for the Northeast – the Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialisation Scheme (UNNATI) 2024 – which has a financial outlay of Rs 10,037 crore over 10 years and was approved by the Union Cabinet earlier this week. He also “dedicated to the nation” the strategic Sela Tunnel project, which is built at an altitude of 13,000 feet and connects Tezpur in Assam to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. Modi said the expansion of industries will be the focus for the NDA government in the region. “In 10 years, we have expanded modern infrastructure in the region. Nearly one dozen peace agreements have been arrived at; we have solved multiple border disputes. The next step of development is the expansion of industry in the Northeast. The Rs 10,000 crore UNNATI scheme will bring new avenues for investment and employment. New sectors and services will come together for manufacturing here and the government will give its assistance for new industries. My emphasis has been that startups, new technologies, home stay, tourism, these kinds of different sectors in which our youth want to enter, I give the guarantee to completely support those young people,” he said.
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