Agartala: Union home minister
Amit Shah and DoNER minister
Jyotiraditya Scindia will attend the two-day meeting of the North Eastern Council (NEC) scheduled to begin in Agartala on August 31, Tripura CM
Manik Saha said on Monday.
The governors and CMs of all the NE states will also be present during the plenary.
“Border issues, development activities, and implementation of various projects will be discussed in the meeting,” Tripura CM Manik Saha said, adding that other states will also put forward their wish lists for the overall development of the region.
This will be the second time that NEC plenary is being held in Agartala after 2008 when Mani Shankar Aiyar chaired the session as DoNER minister during the first UPA govt.
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