Ashtalakshmi – The North-East at the Heart of India’s Growth Story

• Ashtalakshmi is the framing of India's eight North-Eastern states — Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, Sikkim — as eight forms of prosperity of Goddess Lakshmi, anchoring the region in India's growth narrative.
• Twelve-year shift driven by sustained policy support, infrastructure expansion, and inclusive development, with the NER positioned as a pillar of clean energy transition and the Act East vision.
• High-yield UPSC topic spanning GS-I (society/culture), GS-II (federal schemes, governance), GS-III (infrastructure, energy, internal security) and MoDoNER-led delivery architecture.