NESAC
Context
- The North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC), has been roped in to do satellite mapping of border areas to help "scientifically" demarcate inter-state boundaries.
About
- North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC) was established as a joint initiative of Department of Space (DOS) and the North Eastern Council (NEC) and came into being in 2000.
- It is located in Shillong, Meghalaya.
- The Centre helps in augmenting the developmental process in the region by providing the advanced space technology support.
- The funding for the centre is divided in 50:50 ratio between Government of India and North-Eastern council.
North Eastern Council
- North Eastern Council (NEC) is a statutory advisory body constituted under the North Eastern Council Act 1971 and came into being in 1972 at Shillong.
- The eight States of Northeast India viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim, are members of the council, with their respective Chief Ministers and Governors representing them.
- Sikkim was added to the council in the year 2002.
- The headquarters of the council is situated in Shillong and functions under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) of the Government of India.
- Home Minister is the ex offficio chairman of NEC.
- NEC discusses any matter in which the North Eastern States have a common interest and decide the action to be taken on any such matter.
- The funding of the Council mainly lies with the Central Government, with historically 56% contributed by the state governments and the rest by the central govt departments.
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