Who among the following is the ex officio Chairman of the North Eastern Council ........

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Who among the following is the ex officio Chairman of the North Eastern Council?

The President of India

The Prime Minister of India

The union Home Minister

The union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

Explanation:

NEC is the nodal agency for economic and social development of North Eastern Region (NER) which consists of eight states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. It was constituted in 1971 under North Eastern Council (NEC)Act, 1971 (Thus NEC is statutory body). In June 2018, the chairmanship of NEC was transferred by Union Cabinet to Home Minister from Minister of Development of NER.