Overview
- Chief Minister Pema Khandu inaugurated the Reverse Buyer-Seller Meet in Itanagar, positioning the state to move from a producer base to an export-focused economy.
- The ICC-organised event, held with the state trade department, convenes producers, exporters, investors, and buyers from across India and overseas to explore deals.
- Khandu highlighted a decade of improvements in road, rail, air, and digital networks as the enabler for scaling exports.
- The Industrial Development and Investment Policy 2025 offers transport and interest subsidies, insurance for resource-based industries, simpler Udyam registration for MSMEs, and stronger District Industries Centres for credit and market linkage.
- Officials cited APEDA collaboration, an APAMB MoU that enabled orange and pumpkin shipments to Gulf nations, institutional demand from the ITBP and Army, and exportable strengths such as kiwi, mandarin oranges, large cardamom, ginger, and pineapple.