Rising Northeast Investment Summit: The DoNER Minister met several top industrialists including Mukesh Ambani, Kumar Mangalam Birla, and N. Chandrasekaran of Tata Sons who expressed keen interest in investing in Northeast
Ahead of the upcoming Rising Northeast Investment Summit 2025, DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday (April 30) met top industrialists in Mumbai with a view towards attracting greater investment in the Northeast.
The Union Minister held a series of meetings with leading industrialists, including Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries, Kumar Mangalam Birla of the Aditya Birla Group, and N. Chandrasekaran of Tata Sons as part of the ongoing engagement ahead of the two-day Investment Summit, “Rising Northeast Summit 2025”, scheduled for May 23-24, 2025, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
Scindia emphasized Government of India’s strategic vision to position the Northeast as a new growth engine for the country.
“The goal is to integrate the eight states into one unified development goal as India’s growth engine,” he said. He also underlined the role of public-private partnerships in accelerating sustainable development in the region.
The Minister further shared with the industrialists some of the key initiatives undertaken by the DoNER Ministry, which included the formation of a High-Level Task Force with the Chief Ministers of all eight northeastern States, the establishment of Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) in each State, among others.
Dharmvir Jha, Statistical Advisor Ministry of DoNER, presented key investment opportunities spanning all eight Northeastern States.
The interactions focused on region-specific growth sectors, including agro-based industries, textiles, and tourism.
The Rising Northeast Summit 2025, the Central Government stated, will continue this momentum by bringing together key stakeholders, investors, and policymakers on one platform to unlock the region’s economic potential.
The DoNER Ministry’s efforts to attract investments to the region comes after the hugely-successful Advantage Assam 2.0 infrastructure and investment summit in Guwahati in February where several top industrial houses, including Reliance Industries, Adani group, and Tata Sons, pledged investment worth over Rs 5 lakh crore in Assam.
