North Eastern Council likely to be upgraded as a state-of-the-art resource centre capable of meeting the aspirations of the people- Consider the following statements about NEC- which of the following is-are correct-1- The North Eastern Council is the nodal agency for the economic and social development of the North Eastern Region which consists of the eight States including Sikkim-2- The North Eastern Council was constituted in 1971 by an Act of Parliament-3- The headquarters of the council is situated in Shillong-4- It functions under Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region-5- The funding of council mainly lies with the central government with small portions contributed by the state governments as well-

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North Eastern Council likely to be upgraded as a state-of-the-art resource centre capable of meeting the aspirations of the people. Consider the following statements about NEC, which of the following is/are correct?

All1,2,3,4&5

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The correct option is A All1,2,3,4&5
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The Council is an advisory body and may discuss any matter in which the north-eastern states have a common interest and advise the Central Government as to the action to be taken on any such matter. It consists of the eight States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.

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