NE leaders connect adopts
Tawang Declaration
Tezpur, Nov 1 : At the
Tenth Anniversary of the
North East Leaders Connect meet in Tawang,
Arunachal Pradesh, on
31st Oct and 1st Nov 2021,
the core members adopted
the ‘Tawang Declaration’ The declaration reads as
follows: “North East Leaders Connect believes that
North East India is endowed with tremendous
natural beauty and geostrategic importance. The
region has inherent potential particularly in the fields
of tourism, organic agriculture, horticulture, food processing, handicrafts, music, sports and IT enabled
services. It is important to
harness the region’s abundant natural resources in a
sustainable and scientific
manner, while keeping the
local ecology in mind.
Achieving this goal will
ensure a stronger, resilient
and progressive India.”
Guided by the principal
understanding that the
youth are the future and
key to ensuring any sus tainable intervention North East Leaders Connect shall continue to bring
together various young
minds and leaders. They
will be provided a platform
to network, be mentored
and collaborate towards
building a vibrant, dynamic
and cohesive North East.The founding members of
NELC are as follows: Shri.
Kiren Rijiju, Hon’ble Union
Minister of Law and Justice, Shri. Pema Khandu,
Hon’ble Chief Minister,
Arunachal Pradesh, Shri.
Conrad Sangma, Hon’ble
Chief Minister, Meghalaya,
Shri. Gaurav Gogoi,
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, India, Shri.
Mmhonlumo Kikon, MLA
and Advisor Government
of Nagaland (Information
Technology and Communication, New & Renewable
Energy, Science & Technology), Shri. R.K Imo Singh,
Member of Manipur Legislative Assembly, Ms.
Sushmita Dev, Hon’ble
Member of Parliament, India, Bhaichung Bhutia,
Chair, Leaders Connect &
India Football Icon, Abu
Metha, Advisor to Hon’ble
Chief Minister, Nagalandand Associate Vice-President of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), Dr.
Lalrin Tluanga Jahau,
Founder, Zoram Mega
Food Pvt. Ltd., G.
Gaichanglungliu Kamei,
IRS, Commissioner of Income Tax, Hekani Jakhalu,
Chair & Founder,
YouthNet, Jarpum Gamlin,
Founding Editor/Publisher, Eastern Sentinel,
Karma Paljor, Founder &
Editor-in-Chief, EastMojo,
Bjorn De Niese, Advisor
Mayfair Hotels & Director
Right Clique Hospitality,
Larsing Ming Sawyan,
Managing Director, Centre
Point Group Enterprise,
Lezo Putsure, Founder &
Director Edu Center Pvt
Ltd., Tanushree Hazarika,
Founder, EastMojo, Tattva
Creations & Brahmaputra
Valley Film Festival. ‘North
East Leaders Connect’ is an
influential and dynamic
community and network of
like-minded leaders and
achievers from North-East
India. Our members include
policymakers, business innovators, journalists, social entrepreneurs, educators, healthcare experts,
sports personalities, development practitioners
and more. The vision of
North East Leaders Connect is ‘to act as a catalyst
for the promotion of a vibrant and robust
economy, good governance, sustaining the ecology, and preserving our
cultural identity to engage
our youth and communities in the North-East.
