DoNER got investment proposals of Rs 4.48 lakh crore: Union Minister

Rising NE Investors’ Summit

Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI: The Union Ministry of DoNER garnered investment interests of Rs 4.48 lakh crore through the Rising Northeast Investors’ Summit, 2025, and its pre-event roadshows. Minister of State of DoNER Dr. Sukanta Majumdar informed the Lok Sabha of this today while responding to an unstarred question from MP Baijayant Panda.

In his reply, Majumdar said, “The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region organized the ‘Rising Northeast Investors Summit 2025’ to catalyse trade and investment in the Northeastern Region. Collectively, the summit and its pre-event roadshows garnered investment interests of Rs 4.48 lakh crore through Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), 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 the grounding of these MoUs. Energy and Agri Food Processing & Allied sectors, among others, attracted most investment proposals during the Summit.”

The minister said, “The Government of India is implementing the Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialization (UNNATI) Scheme to strengthen the industrial ecosystem and to attract new investment for employment generation in the Northeastern Region. The incentives provided under the UNNATI scheme are (i) Capital Investment Incentives; (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 agencies, creation of land banks, incentives for investments, etc. The MDoNER is also coordinating with states and other stakeholders for effective grounding of these investment proposals.”

The minister further said that 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 northeastern region. Priority is given to the projects that are not causing hazardous impacts and are categorized as green industries, causing minimal negative impact to the local environment, he added.

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