Officers of the coveted Indian Administrative Services (IAS) will take up the role of models at an event in the national capital next week to showcase the works of designers from the northeast.
The event is part of the ministry of development of north eastern region (DoNER)’s attempts to build bridges between northeastern states and the rest of the country.
The IAS officers who will participate in the programme at the India Gate on September 9-10 belong to the 2015 batch and are currently posted as assistant secretaries in different ministries at the Centre.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described the northeastern region as a ‘gateway to South Asia’, and said the government at the Centre is keen on reducing the distance between them and the rest of the country through its ambitious ‘act-east policy’.