Minister of Development of North Eastern Region (India)
| Minister of Development of North Eastern Region (उत्तर पूर्वी क्षेत्र विकास मंत्री ) | |
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Incumbent General (Retd.) V. K. Singh since September 2001 | |
| Minister of Development of North Eastern Region | |
| Member of | Cabinet of India |
| Appointer |
President on the advice of the Prime Minister |
| Inaugural holder | Bijoy Krishna Handique |
| Formation | 31 May 2009 |
The Minister of Development of North Eastern Region is the head of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and one of the cabinet ministers of the Government of India.
The current Minister of Development of North Eastern Region is General (Retd.) Vijay Kumar Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge).
Cabinet Ministers
| Name | Term of office | Political party (Alliance) |
Prime Minister | Reference | ||
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| Bijoy Krishna Handique | 31 May 2009 | 19 July 2011 | Indian National Congress United Progressive Alliance |
Manmohan Singh | [1] | |
| Paban Singh Ghatowar[2] | 19 July 2011 | 26 May 2014 | ||||
| General (Retd.) V. K. Singh[2] | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent | Bharatiya Janata Party National Democratic Alliance |
Narendra Modi | [3] | |
References
- ↑ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : Handique,Shri Bijoy Krishna". loksabha.nic.in. National Informatics Centre/Lok Sabha. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Minister of State (Independent Charge)
- ↑ "Sixteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : Singh,Gen. (Retd.) Vijay Kumar". loksabha.nic.in. National Informatics Centre/Lok Sabha. Retrieved October 21, 2014.