India, Nov. 15 -- She said in response to the concern, the central government organised the CSR conclave in Nagaland in 2022, which became a turning point.

"Many companies, some of which had no manufacturing units or service centres in the state, were persuaded to participate and consider Nagaland as a destination for meaningful CSR initiatives," Sitharaman stated.

She said the ongoing CSR-supported programmes at National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) Kohima and the NTTI Dimapur are clear examples of this new momentum.

Sitharaman inaugurated NIELIT Kohima on Friday.

She said at NIELIT Kohima, the Tata Group has stepped in to train youth in advanced areas connected to semiconductor-related technologies, w...