926 industrial units registered under North East Industrial Development Scheme

New Delhi, Apr 3 (KNN) A total of eligible 926 industrial units (including conditional registrations) with investment amounting to Rs 7551.12 crore have been registered under the North East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS), 2017 up to now.

This was informed by Minister for Development of North Eastern Region G. Kishan Reddy in the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Monday.

Under the scheme a total of 1211 applications for investment amounting to Rs 10117.50 crore (approx) have been received.

About 14 TRIFED Regional Offices have signed agreements with India Post as their logistics partner for delivery of orders generated on the e-commerce portal of Tribes India, said the Minister.

The Promoting Tribal products from North Eastern Region (PTP-NER) scheme envisions directly enhancing the livelihood of additional 6000 tribal artisans and tribal producers across the NER.

Under the scheme, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs aims to strengthen livelihood opportunities for tribal artisans through increased efficiency in procurement, logistics and marketing of tribal products from the North Eastern states.  (KNN Bureau)