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XDimapur: Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia arrived in Nagaland on a three-day visit to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for several development projects and attend the Hornbill Festival.

Interacting with reporters at the airport, Scindia said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "firm in his resolve" to ensure all-round development of the Northeast.

He noted that the Centre’s Act East, Act Fast and Act First policy has yielded "rich dividends," with the government extending 10 per cent gross budgetary support —amounting to over Rs 1 lakh crore annually — for the region.

The Union Communications and Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Minister added that multiple ongoing projects are helping unlock the potential of the Northeast, which the PM refers to as "Ashtalaksh

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