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Focus on Purvodaya states and NE region: Eastcoast Industrial corridor

FM Sitharaman proposes the setting up of a dedicated Eastcoast Industrial corridor with a well connected node at Durgapur, creation of five tourism destinations and the provision of 4000 e-buses. 

Addressing its focus to the northeastern region, she proposed a launch of scheme to develop Buddhist circuits in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. It will cover preservation of temples and monasteries.