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[[File:Zonal Councils.svg|thumb|300px|North Eastern Council shown in ''deep blue'' alongside the five [[Zonal Council]]s]]<br />
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'''North Eastern Council''' (NEC) is a statutory advisory body constituted under the North Eastern Council Act 1971 and came into being on 7 November 1972 at [[Shillong]].<ref name="Establishment of North Eastern Council">{{Cite web|url=http://necouncil.gov.in/about-us/nec-act-1971-0 |title=Establishment of North Eastern Council}}</ref> The eight States of [[Northeast India]] viz. [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Assam]], [[Manipur]], [[Meghalaya]], [[Mizoram]], [[Nagaland]], [[Tripura]] and [[Sikkim]], are members of the council, with their respective [[Chief Minister of India|Chief Minister]]s and [[Governors of India|Governors]] representing them. Sikkim was added to the council in the year 2002.<ref name="Inclusion of Sikkim under NEC">{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sikkim-to-become-eighth-North-East-Council-state-soon/articleshow/30893311.cms |title=Sikkim becomes eighth state under NEC}}</ref> The [[headquarters]] of the council is situated in Shillong and functions under the [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region|Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER)]] of the [[Government of India]].<ref>[http://mdoner.gov.in/index1.asp?linkid=82 Organisations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723195616/http://mdoner.gov.in/index1.asp?linkid=82 |date=2010-07-23 }} ''DoNER''.</ref><br />
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==Role==<br />
The Council was initially set up as an advisory body but now sanctioned as a Regional planning body since 2002. They now discuss any matter in which the North Eastern States have a common interest and decide the action to be taken on any such matter. This was done so as to take care of the economic and social planning of these states, as well as to provide mediation in the event of inter-State disputes.<ref name=plan1/><br />
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==Funding==<br />
The funding of the Council mainly lies with the Central Government, with historically 56% contributed by the state governments and the rest by the central govt departments.<ref name=plan1>{{Cite web |url=http://necouncil.gov.in/sites/default/files/about-us/Final%20Regional%20Plan%20NEC%2025_04_2017.pdf |title=NEC Final plan 2017. |access-date=20 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024160640/http://necouncil.gov.in/sites/default/files/about-us/Final%20Regional%20Plan%20NEC%2025_04_2017.pdf |archive-date=24 October 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 3 year plan issued in 2017, envisages an annual budget of INR2500 crore, 40% from the government and the rest 60% from the [[Ministry for Development of North Eastern Region#Functions and Responsibilities|Non-Laspable Central Pool of Resources]] (NLCPR).<ref name=plan1/><br />
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==Impact==<br />
The distribution of financial resources spent has been 47% towards transport and communication, 14% in agriculture, 11% in human resource development and education, 9% in power, 4% in health, 3% in tourism and 3% in industries for fiscal year 2017.<ref name=plan1/> The Council has demonstrated considerable achievements, mostly in the provision of electricity, education, highways and bridges development in the North-Eastern States. The Council has also taken up major [[highway]] and [[bridge]] building projects and funds several engineering and medical colleges. The council has funded projects producing around 250 megawatts of electricity to reduce the region's dependency on the States of [[West Bengal]] and [[Odisha]].{{fact|date=May 2020}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[ASEAN]]<br />
* [[India–Myanmar barrier#Look-East connectivity|Look-East connectivity projects]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.necouncil.gov.in/ Official website]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20181024160640/http://necouncil.gov.in/sites/default/files/about-us/Final%20Regional%20Plan%20NEC%2025_04_2017.pdf NEC Final Regional Plan 2017]<br />
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