Guwahati, Feb 3 : Investments worth over Rs 64,000 crore, in the form of nearly 180 MoUs, were pledged to Assam by industry bigwigs on the inaugural day of the two-day global investors’ summit, ‘Advantage Assam’, here today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the summit, in the presence of delegations from more than 10 countries, other international dignitaries and industry leaders, pledging to transform North Eastern region into the growth engine of the nation.
Modi said, “We created the Act East Policy and the Northeast is at the heart of it. The Act East Policy requires increased people to people contact, trade ties and other relations with countries on India’s east, particularly ASEAN countries.”
