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Aizawl, 21 September 2026: Chief Minister Shri Lalduhoma today attended the inaugural session of the NITI Aayog Regional Workshop for the North Eastern Region on “Strengthening State Institutions for Transformation to Drive Viksit North East Region” at the Mizoram Assembly House Conference Hall and delivered the keynote address. He was accompanied by Home Minister Shri K. Sapdanga and other Ministers and MLAs.

Welcoming the participants to Mizoram, the Chief Minister expressed appreciation to NITI Aayog for bringing the State Support Mission (SSM) to Mizoram and for supporting the strengthening of the State Institution for Transformation (SIT). He said that the support has helped strengthen the State’s capacity for planning, governance and delivery in the spirit of cooperative federalism.

The Chief Minister said that at the latest meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council, he had specifically raised the need for continued support to strengthen the SIT in Mizoram and the North East. He also referred to his earlier interventions on the importance of SIT in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly and other public forums.

He expressed appreciation to NITI Aayog for extending support to the SIT under the State Support Mission for another five years, and hoped that NITI Aayog would continue to provide technical support, guidance and strategic partnership as Mizoram takes forward its transformation agenda.

Referring to Mizoram’s “Transformed Mizoram Vision 2047 – Raltiang Ram,” the Chief Minister said that the Vision reflects the State’s aspiration to move beyond incremental development towards structural and institutional transformation, while building a Mizoram that is prosperous, resilient, sustainable, innovative and self-reliant, rooted in its culture and identity.

He said Mizoram has set ambitious targets for 2047, including contributing 1 percent of India’s projected US$30 trillion economy, with the State’s GSDP reaching around ₹25 lakh crore and per capita income exceeding ₹16 lakh.

The Chief Minister emphasised that targets alone cannot transform the State and that institutions, capabilities, policies and effective delivery systems must be strengthened to achieve them.

He said the SIT has a critical role in helping the Government think strategically, use evidence, work across departmental boundaries and focus on measurable results. The SIT, he said, should help the Government identify where it wants to go, what needs to change, what should be prioritised, whether interventions are delivering results and what needs to be done differently where they are not.

The Chief Minister also informed that, through the SIT, Mizoram is planning a Cabinet Retreat of all Ministers to deliberate on Vision 2047, strengthen convergence across Departments and develop a clear pipeline of priority projects for translating the Vision into action.

“A vision has value only when it is translated into clear priorities, responsibilities, timelines, resources and measurable outcomes,” he said.

Highlighting the importance of the North Eastern Region in the transformation of Mizoram and India, the Chief Minister said the region possesses enormous strengths in its young population, natural resources, cultural diversity, entrepreneurship, tourism and strategic location. He noted that Mizoram shares international borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh, giving the State an important position in India’s Act East engagement with Southeast Asia.

He said the challenge is to translate these advantages into lasting economic opportunities for the people of the region.

The Chief Minister said the Regional Workshop is important as the North-Eastern States have much to learn from one another, and the SITs can help connect Governments with knowledge and expertise from across the region and the country. He described NITI Aayog as an important strategic partner and expressed his hope for continued guidance, expertise and support for peer learning.

He said the journey towards Viksit Bharat@2047 will ultimately be built through the transformation of the States, and called for Mizoram, the North-Eastern States and NITI Aayog to work together so that the region can make a meaningful contribution to the national development journey.

During the inaugural session, Dr. K.S. Rejimon, Mission Director, State Support Mission, NITI Aayog, spoke on the rationale behind organising the workshop. Dr. Joram Aniya, Member, NITI Aayog; Shri Khilli Ram Meena, Chief Secretary; and Shri Vanlaldina Fanai, Commissioner, Planning & Finance, also addressed the gathering. Dr. Amrit Pal Kaur, Public Policy Specialist, NITI Aayog, delivered the vote of thanks.

Following the inaugural session, Dr. Shashank Shah, Senior Specialist, NITI Aayog, delivered a presentation on “Formulating State Vision – Roadmap 2047.” Pu Sambuddha Goswami, Consultant, NITI Aayog, spoke on methods of estimating District Domestic Product and Primary Sector GDP.

In the afternoon, sessions and discussions were held on strengthening State Institutions for Transformation through the State Support Mission.

The workshop is being attended by representatives of the State Institutions for Transformation (SITs) of all the North-Eastern States, along with senior officials of the Government of Mizoram.