Our govt removed all obstacles thwarting North East development: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his government during its eightyear tenure has removed all obstacles that came in the way of development of the North East regionAddressing a public meeting on the occasion of the golden jubilee of the North East Council NEC he also said that improved air connectivity provided to the region has been helping export of agricultural produce benefiting farmersAhead of the FIFA World Cup final in Qatar PM Modi also said that the NDA government has shown the red card to many obstacles that came in the way of development for the North EastAlso Read PM Modi and Russian President Putin discuss cooperation in areas of energy tradeObstacles such as corruption discrimination violence and vote bank politics were removed the PM said in his 26minute speechEarlier attempts were made to divide NE Now we are removing these divisions PM Modi said at the meetingHe also inaugurated dedicated and laid the foundation stone for multiple projectsAmong the projects inaugurated one is the sprawling campus of the IIMShillong at the New Shillong TownshipThe Prime Minister who arrived here in the morning earlier attended the golden jubilee celebrations of the NEC at the State Convention Centre along with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and several other union ministers and dignitariesModi on the occasion released Golden Footprints a commemorative volume chronicling NECs contribution towards the development of the northeast over the last 50 years according to an official statementA short film on NECs journey of 50 years was also screened on the occasion the statement saidThe North Eastern Council is the nodal agency for the economic and social development of the North Eastern Region which consists of the eight States of Arunachal Pradesh Assam Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Sikkim and Tripura The North Eastern Council was constituted in 1971 by an Act of Parliament However it was formally inaugurated on November 7 1972This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever