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North Eastern Council
The North Eastern Council (NEC) holds its 73rd Plenary Session on 4 June 2026 in Shillong, Meghalaya. The session discusses flagship initiatives, reviews progress of CM High-Level Task Forces, and deliberates on the North East Vision Plan 2047.
North Eastern Council (NEC):
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Legal basis | It is constituted as a statutory advisory body under the NEC Act, 1971. |
| Establishment | It comes into being on 7 November 1972 at Shillong. |
| Nodal ministry | It is governed by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER). |
| Coverage | It applies to 8 states: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura. |
| Sikkim inclusion | Sikkim is included via an amendment to the NEC Act in 2002, and it is not part of the original 1971 composition. |
| Chairperson | The Ex-Officio Chairman is the Union Home Minister. |
| Vice-chairperson | The Ex-Officio Vice-Chairman is the Minister of State, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER). |
| Members | It comprises governors and chief ministers of constituent states, and 3 members nominated by the President. |
| Function | It serves as the apex regional planning body for the North Eastern Region and plays a role in fostering coordinated development and strengthening cooperative federalism in the region. |
| Institutional comparison | It resembles a Zonal Council in role, but legally it stands apart as a separate statutory institution. |
| 73rd Plenary Session: key discussions | It discusses flagship initiatives: Bamboo, Agarwood, and the Ashtalakshmi Darshan, and other issues. |
| 73rd Plenary Session: CM Task Forces | It reviews progress of CM High-Level Task Forces. |
| 73rd Plenary Session: focus areas | It covers Tourism, Agriculture and Horticulture, Investment Promotion, Self-reliance in food, Sports, Economic Corridors, Infrastructure, and Handloom and Handicrafts. |
| Ministry of DoNER review areas in session | It reviews important initiatives, major schemes and programmes, outcomes of the North East Investment Summit and Bankers’ Conclave, youth-focused initiatives, tourism, logistics, and Unique Selling Proposition (USP) projects in the region. |
| North East Vision Plan 2047 | It provides for a long-term roadmap for transforming the region by India’s centenary year of independence. |