Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi inaugurates North East Festival

GUWAHATI: Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi inaugurated the 9th edition of the North East Festival (NEF) at a programme held in the city here on Friday, stated a press release.

Inaugurating the festival, Mukhi said that the North East Festival is a powerful podium to let everybody know about the North-East and showcase Assam and other Northeastern States as a land of immense opportunities. The festival shall contribute towards the sustainable development of this region and the country, he said.

The Governor said, "Nature has bestowed its beauty on North-East. Every part of North East is endowed with heavenly beauty. The entire country has much to learn and imbibe from the cultures of the North-East in terms of civilized behaviour, ancient practices, and modern outlook. The region is enriched with beautiful tribes who have been living here since ancient times."

The Governor said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the North-East has taken giant strides towards development. Connectivity has improved by leaps and bounds along with improvement of security situation in the region. The Governor reiterated that tourism is a key driver of the North-East as the region is blessed with enormous tourism resources in terms of snow-capped mountains, wildlife, cultural diversity and pollution free environment.

He also expressed happiness that the North East Festival has been focusing on tourism through networking of tour operators, cuisines of the North-East and weavers and artisans of the region. Agriculture is the backbone of the North-East and marketing linkage to agricultural products is very essential for the farmers. The Centre is focusing extensively on creating back end infrastructure and marketing support to agri and food processing products of the region.

Mukhi further said that the initiatives of the festival have taken place in sync with 'Make in North-East', 'Start-Up North-East' initiatives and as a part of the noble vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a vibrant North-East which will encourage entrepreneurship and job creation for the region and will also help in understanding the region.

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