Lok Sabha Question No. 619 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-23
Subject: The Rising Northeast Investors Summit 2025.
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Shri Baijayant Panda

## Government of India

## Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA Unstarred Question No. 619

To be answered on

Wednesday, July 23, 2025/Sravana 1, 1947 (Saka)

## QUESTION

## The Rising Northeast Investors Summit 2025

## 619. Shri Baijayant Panda:

Will  the  Minister  of  DEVELOPMENT  OF  NORTH  EASTERN  REGION  be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  investment  proposals  received  during  the  Rising  Northeast Investors Summit 2025, including the number of proposals finalized and the timeline set for their implementation;
- (b) the  details  of  sectors  that  have  attracted  the  most  investment  proposals during the Summit;
- (c) the details of steps being taken by the Government to prioritize and facilitate investments in these high-interest sectors; and
- (d) the details of measures adopted by the Government to ensure environmental sustainability  and  climate  resilience  during  the  implementation  of  industrial  and infrastructure projects proposed under the Summit?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (Dr. Sukanta Majumdar)

- (a) Ministry  of  Development  of  North  Eastern  Region  (MDoNER)  organized Rising  Northeast  Investors  Summit  2025  to  catalyze  trade  and  investment  in  the North  Eastern  Region.  Collectively,  the  Summit  and  its  pre  event  roadshows garnered investment interests of ₹ 4.48 lakh crore through Memoranda of Understanding  (MoU),  letters  of  intent,  and  qualified  leads  from  private  investors, public-sector  undertakings,  and  major  industrial  conglomerates.State  Governments are actively engaged with all the investors for grounding of these MoUs.
- (b) Energy  and  Agri  Food  Processing  &  Allied  sectors  among  others  attracted most investment proposals during the Summit:

(c) Government of India is implementing Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialization  (UNNATI)  Scheme  to  strengthen  the  industrial  eco-system  and  to attract  new  investment  for  employment  generation  in  North  Eastern  Region.  The incentives provided under UNNATI scheme are (i) Capital Investment Incentive; (ii) Central  Capital  Interest  Subvention  Incentive;  and  (iii)  Manufacturing  &  Services Linked  Incentive.  Further,  State  Governments  are  also  taking  various  steps  to facilitate investment, which inter alia , include single window clearance, establishment of investment promotion agency, creation of land banks, incentives for investments etc. MDoNER is also coordinating with States and other Stakeholders for effective grounding of these Investment Proposals.

(d) The State Governments promote the adoption of low-carbon technologies and environmentally  sustainable  practices  to  achieve  economic  development  while preserving  ecological  integrity  in  the  ecologically  sensitive  North  Eastern  Region. Priority  is  given  to  the  projects  which  are  not  causing  hazardous  impacts  and  are categorized  as  Green  industries,  causing  minimal  negative  impact  to  the  local environment.

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