The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDONER) is a Government of India

Government of India

The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...

 ministry, established in September 2001, which functions as the nodal Department of the Central Government to deal with matters related to the socio-economic development of the eight States of Northeast India, Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by...

, Assam

Assam

Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

, Manipur

Manipur

Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it also borders Burma to the east. It covers an area of...

, Meghalaya

Meghalaya

Meghalaya is a state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means the Abode of Clouds in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 8,700 sq mi . The...

, Mizoram

Mizoram

Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in North Eastern India, sharing borders with the states of Tripura, Assam, Manipur and with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Burma. Mizoram became the 23rd state of India on 20 February 1987. Its capital is Aizawl. Mizoram is located in the...

, Nagaland

Nagaland

Nagaland is a state in the far north-eastern part of India. It borders the state of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and part of Assam to the north, Burma to the east and Manipur to the south. The state capital is Kohima, and the largest city is Dimapur...

, Tripura

Tripura

Tripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are...

 and Sikkim

Sikkim

Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...

. It acts as a facilitator between the Central Ministries/ Departments and the State Governments of the North Eastern Region including Sikkim

Sikkim

Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...

 in the economic development including removal of infrastructural bottlenecks, provision of basic minimum services, creating an environment for private investment and to remove impediments to lasting peace and security in the North Eastern Region including, Sikkim.

The current, Minister of Development of North Eastern Region

Minister of Development of North Eastern Region (India)

The Minister of Development of North Eastern Region is the head of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and one of the cabinet ministers of the Government of India....

 is B.K. Handique, a Cabinet Minister.

Functions and Responsibilities

The Department of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) was created in 2001 and was accorded the status of a full fledged ministry on May 2004. The ministry is mainly concerned with the creation of infrastructure for economic development of North-Eastern region.

Main activities/functions of the DoNER.

• Non Lapsible Central Pool of Resources(NLCPR)
• North Eastern Council (NEC)
• Coordination with the Central Ministries and the State Govts. of the NE states.
• Capacity Building
• Advocacy and Publicity
• International Cooperation
• Enterprises of the Department

Organisations

The ministry has following organisations functioning under it:

• North Eastern Council
  North Eastern Council
  In 1971, the Indian Central government set up the North Eastern Council by an act of parliament. The seven States of the North East India viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura popularly known as "Seven Sister States", are the members of the council, with...
  
  (NEC)
• North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd.(NEDFi)
• North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC)
• The Sikkim Mining Corporation Limited. (SMC)
• North Eastern Handlooms and Handicrafts Development Corporation (NEHHDC)

External links

• Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Official website