Northeast will lead post-Covid India’s growth story: Union minister

New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said the Northeast will lead the country’s post-Covid growth story and the region is fast emerging as a role model in many spheres, including coronavirus management.

Addressing a seminar titled, “The Land of Emerging Opportunities, focus area Manipur”, organised by ASSOCHAM and the Manipur government, Singh also said in the post-Covid times, when everyone will be engaged in building up the country’s economy, there will be a tendency to look for unexplored areas for generating business and revenue, and the northeast would be seen as a perfect destination.

“The northeast will lead post-COVID India’s growth story and the region is fast emerging as a role model in many spheres, including Covid management,” he said.