Centre Pushes MSME Investment in Northeast

**New Delhi, February 12, 2026: **The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) has underscored the government’s continued efforts to promote trade and investment in the Northeast, citing strong outcomes from the Rising Northeast Investors Summit 2025. The summit, which focused on sectors including tourism, agro-food processing, textiles, healthcare, education, IT/ITeS, infrastructure, logistics, and energy, garnered investment interest worth ₹4.48 lakh crore through Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), letters of intent, and qualified leads from private and public stakeholders. The North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi) has played a central role in boosting the MSME ecosystem by providing financial assistance and undertaking entrepreneurship development initiatives. Through Business Facilitation Centres, NEDFi supports first-generation entrepreneurs in project preparation, financial planning, credit linkages, and market access. Its Sustainable Livelihood Programmes have extended skill and marketing support to artisans engaged in traditional crafts, while the North East Venture Fund (NEVF) continues to promote the startup ecosystem. The government has also introduced the Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs (MCGS-MSME) to ease access to credit. Additionally, the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Exporters (CGSE), approved in November 2025, offers enhanced working capital support, particularly benefiting MSMEs. The Department of Posts (DoP), through POSB and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), continues advancing digitalization and financial inclusion across the region. This information was provided by Minister of State Dr. Sukanta Majumdar in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.