Amit Shah addresses 72nd NEC Plenary in Agartala; chairs 12th NESAC Society meeting the same day
The 72nd Plenary Session of the North Eastern Council was held in Agartala, Tripura, on 21 December 2024, followed by the 12th meeting of the North Eastern Space Applications Centre Society.
Summary
The North Eastern Council (NEC) held its 72nd Plenary Session in Agartala, Tripura, on 21 December 2024, addressed by Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah. DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Tripura Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu and Chief Minister Manik Saha attended, along with Governors and Chief Ministers of other north-eastern States. Shah said that in the last 10 years the North East had registered a 71% reduction in violent incidents and an 86% decrease in civilian deaths, and that 10,574 insurgents had surrendered. On the same day in Agartala he chaired the 12th meeting of the North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC) Society, where he noted that 20 waterways had been built with NESAC's help and asked the Society to take 100 science students from each north-eastern State on a visit to ISRO headquarters.
Key facts
- Event
- 72nd Plenary Session of the North Eastern Council
- Venue and date
- Agartala, Tripura; 21 December 2024
- Addressed by
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- Last 10 years (as stated)
- 71% fall in violent incidents; 86% fall in civilian deaths
- Insurgents surrendered
- 10,574
- NESAC
- 12th NESAC Society meeting chaired by Amit Shah, Agartala
- Waterways
- 20 built with NESAC's help
- ISRO visit
- 100 science students from each NE State
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Where was the 72nd Plenary Session of the North Eastern Council held on 21 December 2024?
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Correct answer: C — Agartala
PIB (MHA): Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the 72nd Plenary Session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) in Agartala, Tripura, on 21 December 2024.
At the 72nd NEC Plenary, the Union Home Minister said how many insurgents had surrendered in the North East in the last 10 years?
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Correct answer: A — 10,574
PIB (MHA): Amit Shah said that in the last 10 years 10,574 insurgents had surrendered, alongside a 71% reduction in violent incidents and an 86% decrease in civilian deaths in the North East.
At the 12th NESAC Society meeting in Agartala (December 2024), how many waterways were said to have been built with the help of NESAC?
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Correct answer: B — 20
PIB (MHA): at the 12th meeting of the North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC) Society, it was stated that 20 waterways have been built with the help of NESAC.