Northeast given 'top priority' in infra, investment, skill development: Nirmala Sitharaman

Kohima, Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the Northeast has been given "top priority" by the central government in terms of infrastructure, investments, skill development and digital expansion.

She made the remarks while interacting with students and young professionals at the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology Kohima, where participants raised questions on the Act East Policy, emerging technologies, women's financial empowerment and digital inclusion.

"Northeast has been kept at the centre of policy when you're looking at development, skills, investments," she said in response to a query by Rishabh Sethi on leveraging the Act

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