Agartala/Shillong, Dec 15
To attract investments and to tap the resources of the northeastern states, the Northeast Trade and Investment Roadshow will be held in Mumbai on Monday, officials said on Sunday.
Officials in Agartala and Shillong stated that the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) would hold a roadshow featuring participation from all the northeastern states. DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, along with top central and state government officials, will be present at the event.
Monday’s Mumbai Roadshow marks the sixth event in the ongoing series, which showcases presentations from the eight northeastern states: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura. Previous roadshows held in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Bengaluru, along with the state seminar at Vibrant Gujarat, have generated significant interest from potential investors.
Building on these efforts, the DoNER Ministry also conducted a signing and exchange of MoUs event for the North East Investors Summit on March 6 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. This facilitated discussions between senior officials and investors.
Tripura Industries and Commerce Department Director Vishwasree B. emphasized that they would highlight investment opportunities in various sectors in Tripura, including bamboo, Agarwood, rubber, food processing, tourism, and others. The roadshow will feature Business to Government (B2G) meetings, providing a unique opportunity for potential investors to directly interact with state representatives and explore investment opportunities across multiple sectors.
This event is being organized in partnership with the state governments of the northeastern states, FICCI (Industry Partner), and Invest India (Investment Facilitation Partner). Recently, Tripura Chief Minister noted that the current state government is making significant efforts to attract investors. Over the past year, 212 investors attended, leading to MoUs signed for an investment exceeding Rs 5,900 crore, with over 200 investment proposals already made and Rs 1,000 crore in the pipeline.