Rising North East Summit concludes with over 4 Lakh crore investment proposals and 8 MOUs

The Rising North East Investors Summit 2025, held during May 23-24, concluded on Saturday (May 24) with significant investment announcements made on the first day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the summit on May 23.

In his valedictory address the Union Minister of Communications and Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) Jyotiraditya M.  Scindia said that the Northeast has emerged as a hub of global partnership and mutual interest.

The Minister informed that the Rising North East Investors Summit 2025 drew an unprecedented Rs 4.3 lakh crore in investment interest, setting the stage for the Northeast Region (NER) to become India’s next economic powerhouse.

“For six decades after Independence, successive governments failed to recognize the vast potential of this land—a land that once contributed nearly 20% to India's GDP. But Prime Minister Narendra Modi not only understood this potential, he embraced it,” said the Minister.

The Minister of Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) said that the ministry has created eight high-level task forces across key sectors: agriculture, sports, investment promotion, tourism, economic corridors, infrastructure, textiles and handicrafts, and animal husbandry, allowing each state to chart its own roadmap.

MDoNER has been holding discussions with different stakeholders including investors, foreign diplomats, ambassadors encouraging them to explore investment opportunities in the Northeastern states. In the last one year, the ministry has led an extensive nationwide and international engagement effort in this direction. These key initiatives include nine domestic roadshows across major Indian cities,  Ambassadors’ Meets  with representatives from over 95 countries, six state roundtables, six sector-specific industry interactions, and numerous consultations with PSUs, industry chambers, and corporates.
Jyotiraditya Scindia said, “These discussions have borne real fruit an investment proposals of Rs.4.30 lakh crore.”

Commenting on the Rising North East Summit 2025, the minister said that this is the first time since the inception of MDoNER that an investment summit has been organized on this scale. On Friday, industry leaders, including Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries, Gautam Adani, Chairperson of Adani Group, and Anil Agarwal, Chairman of Vedanta, collectively announced investments worth more than Rs 1,55,000 crore to explore opportunities in the North Eastern region during the event's inauguration ceremony.

In the inaugural ceremony of the summit held on Friday, the Prime Minister highlighted that over the past decade, Rs 21,000 crore has been invested in the Northeast's education sector. He noted key developments, including the establishment of over 800 new schools, the region's first AIIMS, nine new medical colleges, and two new IIITs.

The Prime Minister assured that the Northeast now offers top-tier talent across various sectors, encouraging industries and investors to leverage the region's immense potential.