Local Brand from North East - “Namdapha Goodness”

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• Launched by - North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Society (NERCRMS), Meghalaya in collaboration with Changlang Community Resource Management Society (CCRMS), Arunachal Pradesh
• NERCRMS is a registered society under the aegis of North Eastern Council (NEC) and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER), Govt. of India
• It is named after iconic Namdapha National Park located in the Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
• Aim - To boost the sale of locally produced goods of the Community Based Organization (CBO) members and to generate sustainable employment opportunities among the village communities and unemployed youths through the manufacturing, marketing and distribution related activities

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Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER)

• Established in 2001
• It is the nodal Department of the Central Government to deal with matters related to the socio-economic development of the eight States of Northeast India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim
• Minister of Development of North Eastern Region is G. Kishan Reddy

North Eastern Council (NEC) 

• It is a statutory advisory body constituted under the North Eastern Council Act 1971.
• The eight States of Northeast India viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim, are members of the council.
• Chief Ministers and Governors of each state represents them.
• The headquarters of the council is situated in Shillong , Meghalaya.
• Nodal Ministry - Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER)
• It acts as the regional socio economic planning body since 2002.

Namdapha National Park

• It lies at the international border between India and Myanmar within Changlang District in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
• It is the only Park in the World to have the four species of big cat namely the Tiger (Panthera Tigris), Leopard (Panthera Pardus), Snow Leopard (Panthera Uncia) and Clouded Leopard (Neofelis Nebulosa).
• Hoolock Gibbons, the only ‘ape’ species found in India is found in this National Park.