Northeast transformed from backward frontier region to growth front-runner: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday gave a clarion call to India Inc. to reap the first mover advantage for investing in the northeast states as the region has been transformed, in the last 11 years, from a backward "frontier region to a growth front-runner."Addressing the Rising North East Investors Summit in the national capital, PM Modi said the government's policy had accorded priority in development to the northeast, as a result of which the region has now come to the centre stage of India's growth story.He highlighted that as part of this policy, Union Cabinet ministers had visited the northeast states more than 700 times, and he also had made a night stay mandatory for them during their visit.

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This enabled the Centre to get a first-hand feel of the ground reality and the aspirations of the people in drawing up the strategy for development, he explained. The development of the northeast is not only a brick and mortar story reflected in the massive infrastructure development of the region, but also an "emotional connect" which has resulted in the remarkable growth in the region, he remarked.PM Modi said the infrastructure revolution in the northeast has now transformed the long-time backward region into a land of opportunity.The PM highlighted that more than 11,000 km of highways, hundreds of km of railway lines and the development of waterways formed part of this infrastructure development that has increased c