Parliament Question: Investment in North Eastern Region

Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region LOK SABHA Unstarred Question No. 3219 To be answered on Wednesday, March 11, 2026/Phalguna 20, 1947 (Saka) QUESTION Investment in North Eastern Region

3219. Shri Joyanta Basumatary:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased

to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken any actions to attract the MNCs or organizations to invest in North Eastern Region of the country to create employment opportunities and development in the region and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government is seeking some investments before signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with different companies;

(c) if so, the details of proposals received and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the details of steps taken by the Government to attract more investors? ANSWER The Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Sukanta Majumdar]

(a) to (d) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) organized Rising Northeast Investors Summit 2025 to catalyze trade and investment in the North Eastern Region. The focus sectors of the summit identified for attracting investment in the North Eastern Region were Tourism and Hospitality; Agro-Food Processing & allied sectors; Textiles, Handloom and Handicrafts; Healthcare; Education and Skill Development; IT/ITeS; Entertainment & Sports; Infrastructure and Logistics; and Energy. Collectively, the Summit and its pre-event roadshows garnered investmentinterests 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. The investment will enhance industrial capacity of North Eastern Region as well as provide employment opportunities. State Governments are actively engaged with all the investors for grounding of the investment interests. Further, various steps have been taken by North Eastern State Governments to facilitate investment, which inter alia, include single window clearance, establishment of investment promotion agency, creation of land banks, incentives for investments etc.

For strengthening the industrial eco-system and attracting private investment in North Eastern Region, Government of India is implementing Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialization (UNNATI) Scheme. The incentives provided under UNNATI scheme are (i) Capital Investment Incentive; (ii) Central Capital Interest Subvention Incentive; and (iii) Manufacturing & Services Linked Incentive.

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