CM flags off "Advancing North East Career on Wheels"
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, May 20 2022:
Chief Minister N Biren Singh flagged off three vehicles of the "Advancing North East Career on Wheels" from the Main Gate of the Chief Minister's Secretariat today.
Speaking on the sideline of the ceremony, the Chief Minister said that the website was launched by the President of India recently from Assam.
He went on to inform that the vehicles and the official teams will drive to all districts of the State and visit educational institutions to meet with the students.
Stating that this will definitely help in developing Manipur, the Chief Minister said that the portal will provide detailed information and counselling to the interested students on any issue including higher education, start-up projects, entrepreneurship, getting training, etc.
The flag off ceremony was also attended by officials of North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi) and Advancing North East.
Advancing North East is a portal developed by NEDFi which is funded by the North Eastern Council, Ministry of DoNER, according to Prithviraj Neog, Assistant Manager, NEDFi.
It is a "one-stop solution" web portal for career and livelihood which is available at the domain www.advancingnortheast.in.
As a part of the portal's outreach campaign, "Advancing North East- Career on Wheels" was kick-started which will cover all the districts of NER States in the coming months where awareness amongst the students and youths of North East will be created on how to use the portal for making an informed decision about their career and livelihood, he said.
The event was also participated by Additional Chief Secretary V Vumlunmang, N Kulkarani Devi, Director, Department of Planning, Govt of Manipur, PVSLN Murty, Chairman and Managing Director, NEDFi, S K Baruah, former Executive Director NEDFi and other senior officials from NEDFi.