10 years under PM Modi Narendra marked golden era of northeast, says Amit Shah

SHILLONG: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said the last 10 years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been significant for the development of the northeast with an unprecedented focus on infrastructure development and conflict resolution.
Addressing the 71st plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) here, Shah said under the Modi government, not only has the distance from the northeast to Delhi and the rest of India reduced due to the creation of infrastructure, but the difference of hearts has also come down.
The northeast, which was struggling with various ethnic, linguistic, border and extremist groups-related problems, has also had the beginning of a fresh and durable era of peace in the last decade, he said.
If these 10 years for the northeast are compared with the 75 years after the country’s Independence, then this decade will definitely be considered as the golden period of the northeast, the Union minister said.
“We have always considered the northeast as an important part of India. During the time of Atal ji, by giving it priority, a separate ministry was created for the northeast and today under the leadership of the Prime Minister, the three mantras of ‘Act East’, ‘Act Fast’ and ‘Act First’ are being implemented. Along with this, impetus is being given to the northeast by giving priority to it in all the ministries of the Government of India,” Shah said.
In the 50 years of its establishment, the North Eastern Council (NEC) has increased the pace of development of the region by providing a policy-related platform to all the states and simplifying the solutions to their problems, he added.
“In these 50 years, more than 12,000km of roads have been constructed in this region, 700 MW power plants have been established and many institutes of national excellence have also been established under the guidance of NEC. Under the leadership of Modiji, the role and scope of NEC has been increased under the Act East Policy,” Shah, who is also chairman of NEC, said.
He said in the last few years, the Modi government has achieved significant success in solving the problems of law and order, insurgency and borders in this region.