All northeast states will be connected to Delhi through rail, air connectivity by 2027: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah pledged that all northeast states will be connected to Delhi through rail, air connectivity by 2027. 

The Home minister made this statement while attending the 'Unity Utsav - One Voice, One Nation' event organized by Assam Rifles here in the national capital, as the chief guest.

In his address, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the word unity is very important for the northeast region. For many years after independence, a vast area of northeast India was physically and emotionally distant from Delhi, he added. 

He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has eliminated the physical and emotional distance between North-East and Delhi through connectivity. "Today Northeast India belongs to the whole of India and the whole of India belongs to the northeast India. Amit Shah said that the Modi government has increased hundreds of budgetary provisions for the region and has given 3-4 times more budget to the northeast region," the Home Minister said. 

The Home Minister said that Prime Minister Modi has popularized northeast region across the country as Ashtalakshmi and all eight states of the region are capable of enriching the country in every aspect. 

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He said that there are immense opportunities for the youth of the region in the fields of economic, cultural, security, sports and research and development. He added that the Modi government has opened numerous avenues for northeast in every field, from tourism to technology, sports to space, agriculture to entrepreneurship and banking to business.

Amit Shah said that more than 220 ethnic groups and more than 160 tribes reside in the northeast, more than 200 dialects and languages are spoken, more than 50 unique festivals are celebrated and more than 30 traditional dances and more than 100 cuisines exist in the region. 

He said that all this is a treasure of a rich heritage for the whole of India, which is proud of its heritage. Amit Shah said that India without the North-East and the North-East without India is incomplete.Home Minister Amit Shah, who also is the Minister of Cooperation, said that the theme of the North-East Unity Festival is 'one voice, one nation'. 

He said that India is a wonderful blend of many languages, cultures, cuisines and costumes and this unity in diversity is the specialty and biggest strength of the country. Through the 5-day Unity Utsav, the unity of the North-East has been showcased in Delhi.