Overview

• Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia met with leading industrialists, including Mukesh Ambani, Kumar Mangalam Birla, and N. Chandrasekaran, to promote investment in the Northeast.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a Rs. 22,864 crore, 166.8 km four-lane highway connecting Mawlyngkhung in Meghalaya to Panchgram in Assam to boost regional connectivity and economic activity.
• The highway project spans 144.8 km in Meghalaya and 22 km in Assam, passing through key industrial zones, including Meghalaya's cement and coal production areas.
• A High-Level Task Force and state-level Investment Promotion Agencies have been established to streamline development efforts across all eight Northeastern states.
• The Rising Northeast Summit 2025, scheduled for May 23-24 in New Delhi, aims to bring stakeholders, investors, and policymakers together to unlock the region's economic potential.