North Eastern Council (NEC) will be reoriented to meet the current requirements and to address the new emerging issues in the North Eastern region. <br/><br/>Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region, Dr Jitendra Singh said, NEC will be reoriented and developed as a state-of-the-art resource centre for the North Eastern States with necessary resources, knowledge and skill to execute innovative and strategic vision for the region. <br/><br/>Addressing a meeting of the senior officers of his Ministry in New Delhi yesterday, Dr Singh said, the NEC was set up in early 1970s with the intention to give special focus to the development of this region. He said, the council requires to be reshaped after the identification of thrust areas and critical gaps in order to take up as many development initiatives as possible within the annual budgetary allocations.

North Eastern Council (NEC) will be reoriented to meet the current requirements and to address the new emerging issues in the North Eastern region. <br/><br/>Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region, Dr Jitendra Singh said, NEC will be reoriented and developed as a state-of-the-art resource centre for the North Eastern States with necessary resources, knowledge and skill to execute innovative and strategic vision for the region. <br/>Addressing a meeting of the senior officers of his Ministry in New Delhi yesterday, Dr Singh said, the NEC was set up in early 1970s with the intention to give special focus to the development of this region. He said, the council requires to be reshaped after the identification of thrust areas and critical gaps in order to take up as many development initiatives as possible within the annual budgetary allocations.