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FINER’s Interactive Session with NE MPs

By Mitali Kotoky |

Federation of Industry & Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER) and North East MP Forum had a very successful Interactive Meeting of their “JOINT SUPPORT GROUP” at New Delhi, on 21st Dec,2015.

Shri R.S Joshi, Chairman, FINER, welcomed the august gathering and made a detailed presentation on the crucial issues pertaining to the North East Region, which needed to be addressed in right earnest.

Dr Thokcham Meinya, Hon’ble MP & Vice-Chairman NE MP Forum addressed the gathering and appreciated  FINER and assured full support from the NE MP Forum for the good cause of Industrial and Economic Development of North East Region.

Dr Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister DoNER and Shri Kiran Rijiju, Hon’ble Minister of State for Home Affairs were theGuest of Honor for the Interactive meet. Both the Hon’ble Ministers appreciated the issues and suggestions put forward by FINER and assured their full support through their respective Ministries, for the sustainable development of the North Eastern Region. Both the Ministers mentioned that Region would see lot of development activities in the near future.

Good numbers of MPs also expressed their views and congratulated FINER for providing such invaluable inputs which they would like to raise in the Parliament.

The meeting was attended by almost all the Hon’ble MPs of the North Eastern Region and Senior members of FINER and Captains of Industries & Commerce of the Region.

The interactive session between the Hon’ble MPs and the representative of Industries & Commerce of the Region turned out to be very successful as exchange of free and frank views which took place could help the law makers to evolve appropriate development strategy for the Region.

JOINT SUPPORT GROUP, a unique initiative by NE MP Forum and FINER which was formed few years back has proved to be a unique platform for exchanging of views and highlighting the crucial issues pertaining to the Region which could be taken up by our Hon’ble MPs at appropriate level.

The Interactive meet ended with a Vote of Thanks by Shri Amit Kr Jain, Vice-Chairman, FINER

FINER also submitted a memorandum to the Hon’ble MPs on the issues related to the Region and requested to take up the matter in the right earnest to the concerned authority through the Forum.

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