NITI Aayog has constituted the ‘Himalayan State Regional Council’ to ensure sustainable development of the Indian Himalayan region.
Objective: The Council has been constituted to review and implement identified action points based on the Reports of five Working Groups, which were established along thematic areas to prepare a roadmap for action.
These Working Groups were tasked with preparing a roadmap for action across five thematic areas namely:
- Inventory and Revival of Springs in Himalayas for Water Security
- Sustainable Tourism in Indian Himalayan Region.
- Shifting Cultivation: Towards Transformation Approach.
- Strengthening Skill & Entrepreneurship (E&S) Landscape in Himalayas.
- Data/Information for Informed Decision Making.
Functions: The Himalayan States Regional Council will be the nodal agency for the Sustainable development in the Himalayan Region which consists of the 12 States namely Jammu &Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, two districts of Assam namely Dima Hasao and KarbiAnglong and Darjeeling and Kalimpong in West Bengal.
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