Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal at his office at Udyog Bhawan and urged him to launch the North East Industrial Policy.
During the 40-minute-long interaction, Chief Minister Sarma apprised Union Minister Goyal about the rapid progress the state has made on the industrial front, with new investments pouring in.
The Chief Minister further urged the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry to launch the North East Industrial Policy as Assam and the North East region have been witnessing rapid economic growth and it would give an added impetus to the existing efforts.
Giving a patient hearing, Union Minister Goyal assured Chief Minister Sarma that his proposal to launch the North East Industrial Policy would be under active consideration by his ministry.
Later, taking to X, formerly Twitter, Chief Minister Sarma wrote, “So much to learn from our extremely learned Hon’ble Union Minister PiyushGoyal ji. Given that Assam and the North East are witnessing rapid economic growth, it will be opportune to launch the North East Industrial Policy to augment existing efforts, I urged him.” Union Minister Goyal also took to X and said, “Always a pleasure to interact with the Chief Minister of Assam @HimantaBiswa ji.”
