HM Amit Shah Chairs 73rd Plenary Session Of North Eastern Council In Shillong Today

The 73rd Plenary Session of North Eastern Council (NEC) is underway in Shillong, Meghalaya. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is chairing the session.

Union Minister of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia, Meghalaya Governor C.H. Vijay Shankar, State Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, Union Minister of State for DoNER Sukanto Majumdar, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, and Secretary of the Ministry of DoNER Sanjay Jaju are present in the meeting. Governors and Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Sikkim are also present in the meeting along with several other dignitaries.

The North Eastern Council, established under the North Eastern Council Act, 1971, serves as the apex regional planning body for the North Eastern Region. It plays a pivotal role in fostering coordinated development and strengthening cooperative federalism in the region.