Agartala, May 22: Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Thursday left for Delhi to join Rising Northeast Investors’ Summit on Friday and then NITI Aayog’s governing council meeting on Saturday.

Showcasing the potential for investments and trade in the Northeast Region, the Ministry of DoNER is organizing the summit, in collaboration with the North-eastern states.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the two-day summit, scheduled for May 23–24, at around 10:30 AM at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

The Tripura Chief Minister is scheduled to participate in a series of high-level meetings aimed at boosting investment and regional development during the summit.

According to a PIB Press Release, the summit aims to highlight North East Region as a land of opportunity, attracting global and domestic investment, and bringing together key stakeholders, investors, and policymakers on a single platform.

The two-day Rising North East Investors Summit is the culmination of various pre-summit activities, such as series of roadshows, and states' roundtables including Ambassador’s Meet and Bilateral Chambers Meet organized by the central government with active support from the state governments of the North Eastern Region.

The Summit will include ministerial sessions, Business-to-Government sessions, Business-to-Business meetings, start-ups and exhibitions of policy and related initiatives taken by State Government and Central ministries for investment promotion.

The main focus sectors of investment promotion include Tourism and Hospitality, Agro-Food Processing and allied sectors; Textiles, Handloom, and Handicrafts; Healthcare; Education and Skill Development; Information Technology or Information Technology Enabled Services; Infrastructure and Logistics; Energy; and Entertainment and Sports.