Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], July 8 (ANI): Assam Minister for Industry, Commerce and Public Enterprise, Bimal Borah attended a review meeting on Rubber Plantation with the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry at Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday. The meeting was presided over by the Union Minister Piyush Goyal.
In the review meeting, the various policies and programmes were discussed under the Act East Policy, which was initiated under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Center and is complemented by those of the Government of Assam led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
He also said, “Assam has witnessed a phenomenal and unprecedented industrial growth trajectory.”
The minister took to his official X handle and posted about his participation in the review meeting. He said, “While addressing the meeting, Industry Minister Bimal Borah emphasized how Assam today leads the North Eastern region in rubber plantation coverage of 61,716 hectares with an annual production of 58,359 Metric Tonnes.”
He also underscored how Sarma’s visionary amendment of the Assam Industrial Policy has yielded an investment of over Rs 13,000 crores and also laid the stage for setting up of the Semi-Conductor Plant by the Tata Group valued at around Rs 22,000 crores.
The Minister also conveyed immense gratitude to Piyush Goyal for the continuous support and guidance of the Union. He said, “The Union government has reiterated our commitment to our collaborative efforts in achieving the goal of establishing Assam and the North East as the next engine of growth of the nation and a hub of industrial innovation and prosperity.”
The meeting was also attended by the Minister for Commerce and Industry, Govt of Arunachal Pradesh, Nyato Dukam, Additional Secretary (Plantations), Dept of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry Amardeep Singh Bhatia, Commissioner, Industries & Commerce, Govt of Assam, Oinam Sarankumar Singh, Former Chairman, Rubber Board and rubber sector expert, Dr Sawar Dhanania, Executive Director, Rubber Board, M Vasanthagesan, Director, Tribal Welfare Dept, Govt of Tripura, Prabhu S, Research Officer, Tribal Welfare Dept, Govt of Tripura, Subodh Debbarma and several other officers and representatives of the board. (ANI)
