Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the North-Eastern Council (NEC) meeting to be held in Shillong on May 27 with focus on overall development of the region.
The NEC is the nodal agency for the economic and social development of the region and comprises eight states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
At the NEC meeting, the Prime Minister is expected to dwell upon the development of the region, which has been his focus area, sources said here on Friday.