Kohima: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) investments in Nagaland have not only surged but are increasingly being aligned with local development priorities, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday during her three-day visit to the state.

After inaugurating the AI & Future Skills Centre of Excellence at Nagaland Tool Room and Training Centre (NTTC) in Dimapur, the Union Finance Minister recalled that several years ago, around 2019 or 2020, there was a genuine concern that CSR support was not reaching Nagaland.

This concern, she said, was strongly voiced even by the Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and in response, the state government organised the 2022 CSR Conclave in Nagaland, which became a turning point.

Many companies, some of which had no manufacturing units or se

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