NEC Background & Guidelines

The North Eastern Council which was set up as a Regional Advisory Body under the North Eastern Council Act, 1971 was transformed into a Regional Planning Body by the 2002 amendment. To fully appreciate the transformation, the relevant provision of the amended NEC Act is quoted below:- Section 4 of the original Act: “(a) for sub-sections (1) and (2), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:- (1) The Council shall function as a regional planning body for the North eastern area. (2) While formulating the regional plans for the North eastern area, the Council shall give priority to schemes and projects, which will benefit two or more States: Provided that in case of Sikkim, the Council shall formulate specific projects and schemes for that State including the review of implementation of such project and schemes”