The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER), Government of India, organized the Rising Northeast Investors Summit 2025 to promote trade and investment in the North Eastern Region. The summit, along with pre-event roadshows, generated investment interest totaling ₹4.48 lakh crore through Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), letters of intent, and qualified leads. This exceeds the projected commitment of ₹2.5 trillion. Key sectors identified for investment across the eight North Eastern States include: Tourism and Hospitality; Agro-Food Processing and allied sectors; Textiles, Handloom and Handicrafts; Healthcare; Education and Skill Development; IT/ITeS; Entertainment & Sports; Infrastructure and Logistics; and Energy. Major companies and industrial groups that submitted proposals or expressions of interest include Adani Group, ITC, Vedant, Ambuja Neotia, Lallooji Sons, and Hotel Polo Towers Group. State Governments are actively facilitating the grounding of these MoUs through measures such as single-window clearances, establishment of investment promotion agencies, creation of land banks, and investment incentives. Each North Eastern State has appointed a Nodal Officer to facilitate the grounding of MoUs, and the progress is regularly monitored through review meetings with the State Governments.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region: A ministry in the Government of India responsible for the development of the North Eastern Region.
Rising Northeast Summit 2025: An investment summit organized to promote trade and investment in the North Eastern Region.
North Eastern States: Refers to the eight states in the North Eastern Region of India.
Dr. Sukanta Majumdar: Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.
Adani Group: A major industrial conglomerate that submitted proposals or expressions of interest in the North Eastern States.
ITC: A major industrial conglomerate that submitted proposals or expressions of interest in the North Eastern States.
Memoranda of Understanding: Formal agreements used to express a convergence of will between parties, indicating an intended common line of action.
Tourism and Hospitality: One of the focus sectors of the summit identified for attracting investment in the North Eastern Region.
Government of India
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1622
To be answered on
Wednesday, July 30, 2025/Sravana 8, 1947 (Saka)
QUESTION
Investment received during Rising Northeast Summit 2025
1622. Shri Gaurav Gogoi:
Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be
pleased to state:
(a) the details of the total investment received so far as a result of the Rising
Northeast Summit held in 23–24 May 2025 and the manner in which it compares to
the projected commitment of 2.5 trillion;
(b) the major sectors and industries identified for investment across the eight
North Eastern States as part of the summit outcomes;
(c) the names of key companies or industrial groups that submitted proposals or
expressions of interest and the States where these investments are proposed; and
(d) the institutional mechanisms put in place to monitor, evaluate and support the
implementation of these proposed investments in a time-bound and transparent
manner?
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 roadshowsgarnered 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
including Adani Group, ITC, Vedant, Ambuja Neotia, Lallooji & Sons, Hotel Polo
Towers Group etc. for various sectors across the North Eastern States. State
Governments are actively engaged with all the investors for grounding of these
MoUs. Various steps have been taken by the 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. All the North Eastern States have also appointed a Nodal Officer in their
respective States for grounding of MoUs. Further, the progress of grounding of MoUs
is monitored regularly through review meetings with the State Governments.
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