NEW DELHI, Aug 20: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce and Industries Nirmala Sitharaman has said today at Imphal that the construction work of Asian Trilateral Highway will be started shortly to catalyze the Act East policy.

Speaking at the one-day lecture on New India Manthan- Sankalp Se Siddhi, she said, Manipur will be the gateway for the entire South-East Asia. She also said, Manipur will have a lot more to benefit from the country’s Act East Policy. The Minister further said, her ministry has launched Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme(TIES) for exporting industrial goods outside the country and a sum of nine crore rupees will given for infrastructure development at Imphal Airport under this scheme.

Mentioning the significant achievements of Narendra Modi Government at the Centre, she, 316 central sponsored schemes are being implemented through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). She also said, 29.4 crore people have opened their bank accounts through Jan Dhan Yojana. She further said, so far 17 million LPG connections have been provided under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna and 20 million toilets have been constructed under Swachh Bharat Mission.

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said, his government is taking the great challenge of bringing development in the state. He said, the state should try to take maximum benefit from the Act East Policy and recently one committee has been formed to materialize it. BJP in-Charge of the Stater and Lok Sabha MP Prahlad Singh Patel, Manipur Works Minister and State Government Spokesperson Thongam Biswajit Singh, BJP, Manipur Pradesh Vice-President S. Premananda also attended the function.

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