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Friday, 23 January 2015

Indian Government Woos Bollywood, Airlines to Northeast

New Delhi: The Indian government will provide special incentives to airlines for increasing air connectivity to the Northeast and to Bollywood for shooting films in the region.

Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh said the government is trying to woo industries to the eight Northeastern states so that enough jobs are created for the youths of the region.

"The issue of connectivity in the Northeastern states is a matter of major concern for us. The road and rail network is not there due to difficult terrain.

"A lot of dependence is on air travel. That is why we are requesting airlines to increase the number of aircrafts and frequency to these states. We are ready to provide more incentives to the airlines," Singh said.

He said DoNER is discussing the issue of providing air connectivity with the civil aviation ministry as well.

Singh said road and rail networks are also being given the top priority for the region and efforts are being made in this regard at a fast pace.
21/01/15 India West

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