North East Region will emerge as favourite tourist destination in post-COVID era: Jitendra Singh ANI | Updated: Dec 19, 2020 22:26 IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): Union Minister for Development of North Eastern RegionJitendra Singh on Saturday expressed confidence that the region will emerge as a favourite tourist and trade destination in India in the post-COVID era.
The minister, who was the chief guest at the eighth edition of the North East Festival organized virtually, said that region will take a lead for India to emerge as an economic power with the support of its huge natural and human skill resources.
He said the region will work as a new engine to the economy and added that it will emerge as an alternative to the European tourist destinations. He said the region was virtually remaining pandemic-free when other parts of the world were infected with the virus.