 Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Jan 14: Delhi will host a mega North-East festival showcasing culture, tourism potential and exclusive traits of the eight States of North-East region. The event planned for the month of April will, among others, involve participation of tour operators, travel agents, cultural groups, professional houses from different streams and members of cinema and television fraternity .The idea to appoint a "Brand Ambassador" for Northeast is also under consideration and the name will be finalized soon.
This was disclosed here today by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS in PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh while speaking to representatives of North-East organizations and student associations with whom he spent Makar Sankranti which is celebrated as 'Bihu' festival in North-East.
Dr Jitendra Singh stated that within two months of his taking over the Ministry of DoNER, a North Eastern Council (NEC) meeting attended by Chief Ministers and Governors was held in Shillong after a gap of ten years and a process of regular interaction with 39 Members of Parliament from North-East was initiated with a luncheon meeting with them.
In addition, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, beginning from January this year, during each fortnight eight Union Ministers will be touring one of the eight States of North-East by rotation for an on-the-spot assessment of various developmental works. |
