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News Topical, Digital Desk : As soon as Narendra Modi came to power, he made extensive changes in the policies of the Central Government regarding the North East and focused on the development of this region. As a result, there has been a significant change in the basic infrastructure in Northeast India in the last 11 years. Under major schemes like Act East Policy and North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS), economic integration and national connectivity have been promoted through new roads, railways, airports and digital networks.

First train in Mizoram after independence

Talking about rail infrastructure, Indian Railways has made historic progress in Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram. Mizoram is going to get its first passenger train in the history of independent India. Rail connectivity has also been expanded to Manipur and Nagaland, increasing both passenger traffic and freight carrying capacity in the region.

Before 2014, rail facilities were quite limited

Since 2014, a number of important projects have been initiated and completed to enhance railway connectivity in the North Eastern States (North East), particularly in States like Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura, which earlier had limited rail facilities.


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