Prime Minister Modi will lead the commencement of the Rising North East Investors Summit 2025 in New Delhi today.
Get ready for an exciting two-day event as the Rising North East Investors Summit is set to take place on May 23-24, 2025, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the summit on May 23, 2025.
The summit aims to showcase the North Eastern Region as a thriving land of opportunity for domestic and international investors. It will serve as a platform for policymakers, investors, and key stakeholders to discuss investment opportunities across various sectors.
The sectors of investment promotion for the Rising North East Investors Summit are diverse and represent the region's strengths and capacity for sustainable development. These sectors include healthcare, IT and IT-enabled services, logistics, education and skill development, entertainment, textiles, handloom, and handicrafts, sports, agro-food processing, energy, and infrastructure.
The key sectors identified at the summit include infrastructure, energy, agriculture and agro-based industries, tourism, information technology and startups, petrochemicals and industry. These sectors have been showcased as avenues not only for attracting significant investment—totaling proposals around Rs. 4.48 lakh crore—but also for fostering sustainable economic growth and inclusive development in the North Eastern Region of India.
The summit will offer a valuable opportunity for networking and collaboration between government bodies and business leaders. It will feature ministerial sessions, Business-to-Government (B2G) and Business-to-Business (B2B) meetings, startup showcases, and exhibitions.
The Rising North East Investors Summit will take place at 10:30 AM on May 23, 2025. Prior to the summit, a series of promotional activities, including roadshows, state roundtables, an Ambassador's Meet, and a Bilateral Chambers Meet, were organized by the central government in collaboration with the governments of the North Eastern states. These promotional activities aimed to highlight policies and schemes introduced by the central and state governments to promote investments.
The summit underscores infrastructure and economic transformation as catalysts for sustainable regional development. The role of public-private partnerships and government initiatives was also highlighted to ensure that these investments contribute to long-term environmental sustainability and social welfare.
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- At the Rising North East Investors Summit, policymakers, investors, and key stakeholders will discuss investment opportunities across various sectors, including infrastructure, energy, and finance.
- The summit will serve as a valuable opportunity for networking and collaboration, featuring ministerial sessions, B2G and B2B meetings, and startup showcases across the business, IT, and finance industries.
