05/06/2026
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 73rd NEC Plenary Session in Shillong, stressing the Modi Government’s 12-year focus on transforming the North East through peace, infrastructure, connectivity, and economic growth.
Key highlights include:
🔹 Over 12 peace accords signed and 10,800+ youth brought into the mainstream after giving up arms.
🔹 Civilian casualties in the Northeast reduced by 86% in the last 12 years.
🔹 Massive improvements in rail, road, and air connectivity have reduced both geographical and emotional distance with the rest of India.
🔹 The North East has attracted nearly ₹4.25 lakh crore in investments, including a ₹27,000 crore semiconductor plant in Assam.
🔹 Focus areas include multimodal logistics hubs in Guwahati, Imphal, and Agartala, healthcare expansion, dairy development, hydropower, solar energy, AI, IT, and data centres.
🔹 States were urged to become self-reliant in fish, milk, and egg production and promote cooperative models through NDDB support.
🔹 Emphasis was placed on preserving the region’s rich diversity of 200+ tribal communities and languages.
🔹 Around 215 products from the North East are being considered for GI tags to boost local industries and identity.
🔹 The government also highlighted opportunities in wellness tourism, the Healing India Mission, and trade with Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific region.
Amit Shah said the North East is now emerging as a global opportunity hotspot known for harmony, development, and cultural strength rather than conflict.
The issue of implementing the long-pending demand for Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Meghalaya was also raised by the Khasi Students’ Union during the visit. They argued that ILP is necessary to regulate the entry of outsiders and protect the rights, identity, land, and interests of indigenous communities. Concerns were also raised over illegal immigration, especially following eviction drives in Assam and West Bengal, with fears that displaced migrants could settle in Meghalaya.
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