In Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram, PM Modi distributed cheques to young entrepreneurs under the North East Venture Fund, the first dedicated venture capital fund for the north-east, according to the government. In September, Minister for Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh had said hundreds of proposals have been coming in every day with the DoNER Ministry, and the ministry is considering 60 proposals.
While inaugurating a hydropower project in Mizoram earlier today, PM Modi said the centre is committed to putting all the state capitals of the north-east on the rail map, and is executing 15 new projects in the region with an investment of over Rs. 47,000 crore. "It is said that the lack of connectivity is one of the biggest hurdles in the path of development of the north-eastern region," PM Modi said.
