Union Minister of State (IC) for Development of North Eastern Region Dr Jitendra Singh has mooted "Make in Northeast" initiative, as a follow-up to the "Make in India" initiative. He stressed upon the need for all eight States having an exclusive identity based on the unique product identified with each of these States. He said, for example, Sikkim can be developed as the "Organic State of India", Mizoram as the "Bamboo State of India", Manipur as the "Textiles State of India" and so on. ASSOCHAM Secretary General, D S Rawat, on Monday, called on Dr Jitendra Singh and offered to contribute by coordinating between the government and the various business houses and trade organisations for the success of this initiative. Dr Jitendra Singh said that he always felt that, instead of the various States of the region being casually referred as North-Eastern States, each of the eight States, can be developed as an identity on its own, to be known by its own name. Dr Singh said that in the last four years, with the personal indulgence of PM Modi, there was an accelerated effort in providing the connectivity and transport infrastructure in the region. This, he said, has prompted traders and investors from the rest of the country and even abroad to come forward and explore the unexplored entrepreneurship potential in the region. What is now required, he said, is to evolve an institutionalised mechanism to ensure a streamlined approach to achieve this objective optimally. Dr Jitendra further added that the "Make in Northeast" approach will not only generate the revenue and livelihood opportunities in the region, but it would also reinforce the Government of India's "Act East" policy.