Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
Agency overview
Formed	September 2001
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	Vigyan Bhavan Annexe, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi -110 011.
Annual budget	₹5,892 crore (US$740 million) (2023-24 Budget Est.)
Ministers responsible	G. Kishan Reddy, Cabinet Minister; B. L. Verma, Minister Of State;
Website	mdoner.gov.in

The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region is a Government of India ministry, established in September 2001, which functions as the nodal Department of the Central Government to deal with matters related to the socio-economic development of the eight States of Northeast India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. It acts as a facilitator between the Central Ministries/ Departments and the State Governments of the North Eastern Region in the economic development including removal of infrastructural bottlenecks, provision of basic minimum services, creating an environment for private investment and to remove impediments to lasting peace and security in the North Eastern Region.

The current, Minister of Development of North Eastern Region is G. Kishan Reddy.

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