Shillong, June 19: The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday (June 19) celebrated the externally aided projects worth several crores of rupees.
Additionally, she laid the foundation stone for Rs 1250 crore-worth externally aided projects, on June 20 at the U Soso Tham Auditorium
Earlier, Sitharaman inaugurated the conference on “Leveraging Externally Aided Projects (EAPs) in the North-Eastern States” in Shillong, emphasizing the critical role of strong institutions, implementation capacity and collaborative partnerships in unlocking the region’s immense development potential.
The two-day conference, organised by the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, has brought together policymakers, state governments, multilateral development banks, bilateral agencies and development practitioners to deliberate on strategies for enhancing the effectiveness of externally aided projects and accelerating inclusive and sustainable growth across the Northeast.
The inaugural session was attended by Conrad K. Sangma, Chief Minister of Meghalaya; Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam; Lalduhoma, Chief Minister of Mizoram; Dr. Neiphiu Rio, Chief Minister of Nagaland; Prem Singh Tamang, Chief Minister of Sikkim; and Dr. Manik Saha, Chief Minister of Tripura, along with senior officials from the Government of India, representatives of the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), New Development Bank (NDB), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), NITI Aayog and other development institutions.
