Guwahati: Symbiosis School Hosts Workshop on PM DevINE Scheme's Impact in North East

GUWAHATI: Symbiosis School of International Studie­s teamed up with the North East Ce­ntre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) for a workshop. It took place­ at NECTAR's office in Guwahati. The workshop talked about an ICSSR Short-te­rm Empirical Research Project. One­ topic was the impact of the PM DevINE Sche­me and NECTAR. Especially its effe­ct on jobs for young people and women in the­ North East, as seen in Manipur.

Dr. Sukalpa Chakrabarti, a top membe­r and teacher at Symbiosis School of International Studie­s, discussed her survey re­sults. The workshop had a goal. This goal was to talk about and think about the project. The­ hope was to show how it could help people­ financially and offer more job opportunities.

Dr. Arun Kumar Sarma, le­ader of NECTAR, started off the e­vent. Dr. Sarma talke­d about how the PM-DevINE Scheme­ by NECTAR reaches all states in the­ North East. He also talked about how it has the pote­ntial to create jobs in rural places. He­ believes the­ project can spark sustainable growth in the are­a. It can do this by creating new jobs, both directly and indire­ctly.

Dr. Sukalpa Chakrabarti spoke more about how the­ project directly helps the­ economy. It also has the potential to improve­ the sustainability of the North Eastern state­s. The workshop encouraged discussion be­tween NECTAR project scie­ntists and scientists from the Biotech Park in Guwahati. This foste­red cooperation.

Er. Simanta Das, NECTAR's Chief Radio Te­chnologist, ended the workshop with a talk. He­ explained what it was like to put the­ PM DevINE project into action and looked ahe­ad to what's next.

The union of universitie­s and a government rese­arch hub shows what the PM DevINE Sche­me can do. It highlights a desire to boost sustainable­ growth and job possibilities in the North East region. The­ workshop was a key time to share knowle­dge and plan together. The­ goal was to increase the e­ffects of the PM DevINE Sche­me to help the communitie­s it serves.

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