The Union Minister held a series of meetings in Mumbai on Wednesday (April 30, 2025), with leading industrialists, including Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Industries), Kumar Mangalam Birla (Aditya Birla Group), and N. Chandrasekaran (Tata Sons).
New Delhi May 1 (PIB): A meeting to promote investment in the North Eastern Region was held with industry leaders under the chairpersonship of Union Minister for Communications and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER), Jyotiraditya M. Scindia.
According to a PIB Press release, The Union Minister held a series of meetings in Mumbai on Wednesday (April 30, 2025), with leading industrialists, including Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Industries), Kumar Mangalam Birla (Aditya Birla Group), and N. Chandrasekaran (Tata Sons).
The meetings were part of the ongoing engagement ahead of the Investment Summit, “Rising Northeast Summit 2025”, scheduled for May 23-24, 2025, at Delhi.
Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia emphasized the 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.
“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 MDoNER, 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.
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Dharmvir Jha, Statistical Advisor Ministry of DoNER, presented key investment opportunities spanning all eight Northeastern states.
Had a constructive meeting with Shri Mukesh D. Ambani Ji, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited, along with my team at @MDoNER_India to explore potential investment opportunities across the 8 states of the Northeast region in the run up to the Rising… pic.twitter.com/oBpbNzt6cz
— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) April 30, 2025
The interactions focused on region-specific growth sectors, including agro-based industries, textiles, and tourism.
The Rising Northeast Summit 2025 will continue this momentum by bringing together key stakeholders, investors, and policymakers on one platform to unlock the region’s economic potential. The summit is scheduled to be held at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi on May 23-24, 2025.
