Guwahati: The Union Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region G. Kishan Reddy chaired a review meeting with Field Technical Support Units (FTSUs) of North Eastern Region at New Delhi.

The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) took the decision of forming 'Field Technical Support Units (FTSUs)' who works as a bridge and communication facilitator between State Governments and MDoNER for the progress on Schemes and initiatives in NER.

They have been stationed in the respective State Headquarters in the Northeast since last two months.
Each state FTSU has one State coordinator and two Project associates.

They are responsible for monitoring the current development projects and share their regular reports with MDoNER.
Along with state Projects, FTSUs will be monitoring the current Central Government projects and upcoming projects.

Reddy virtually interacted with all the FTSUs stationed in the region and listened to their experiences in the past twomonths.

The Secretary of the MDoNER and other Senior Officers of the Ministry were also present in the meeting.

Reddy sought their suggestions and feedback with regard to fast tracking of ongoing projects related to Connectivity, Tourism, Healthcare, Education etc. in all the eight states of the region.

He further deliberated upon speedy completion of projects with the partnership and collaboration between the Centre and the State Governments

Reddy believed that FTSUs would prove to be a catalyst in the development of Northeast India.

He also reviewed various Schemes/Projects of MDoNER with Secretary, MDoNER and other Senior Officers of the Ministry.

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