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Northeast People's Development Federation

About Us

Empowering North Eastern India with sustainable development and progress.

About Us

Who We Are

Incorporated on 18th September 2020, the North East People’s Development Federation (NEPDF) serves as an Implementing Agency (IA) of the Tiwa Autonomous Council, Government of Assam, Morigaon. NEPDF is also recognised as an Implementing Agency under Office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms and the Development Commissioner for Handicrafts, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, New Delhi.
We are committed to advancing the socio-economic and cultural well-being of weavers, artisans, artists, and farmers across Assam and the Northeast Region of India. Our work spans the handloom, handicraft, cultural, agriculture, horticulture, and allied sectors, focusing on preserving heritage, promoting livelihoods, and driving sustainable community growth.

Our Vision

Fostering livelihood, identity, and progress through socio-economic and cultural development.
We envision a vibrant and self-reliant Northeast where communities not only flourish economically but also thrive culturally. Our vision is to see every weaver, artisan, farmer, and cultural practitioner empowered with sustainable livelihoods, rooted in a strong sense of identity, and equipped to participate in an inclusive and resilient economy.

Our Mission

Connecting Opportunity, Empowering Lives.
We strive to bridge resources, skills, and markets to create sustainable livelihoods, uplift communities, and preserve the rich cultural heritage of Assam and the Northeast Region. Our mission encompasses comprehensive community development through capacity building, skill enhancement, and market access initiatives.

Objectives

The main objects of the Federation are as follows:
(i) To promote in India or elsewhere the welfare activities, socio-economic development, social assistance, social insurance, mental hygiene, public health, recreation and the cause of education including women’s education, children’s education particularly the girl child’s education, and adult education and to establish, promote, setup, run, maintain, assist, finance, support and help in setting up, running and maintaining institutions, orphanages, handicapped, widows, homes, lunatics asylums, old age homes, poor house or other establishment for relief and help to the poor, old and infirm people, destitute etc. and in this regard carry out all types of development programmes and undertake all types of initiatives and interventions in the areas of hunger and food security, gender equality, education, agriculture and natural resources, poverty alleviation, health and nutrition, slum development, environment, renewable energy, water resources, income and livelihood creation and support and to uplift the Artisans, Weavers, Farmers, Entrepreneurs, Self Help Groups, NGOs, Women’s, Youths, Individuals, Societies, etc. for their overall Development in all Sectors of People’s Lifecycle and any area in which development activity and intervention is required and to generate employment by organizing and promoting various self employment generation schemes for the society, particularly for girls and women; to work for providing all kinds of economic and management techniques and infrastructural facilities, particularly those belonging to below poverty line, through the development of agricultural products, herbal products, dairy products, handlooms and handicrafts etc. and also through implementing various Government Schemes and Projects and to carry all such objects as deemed expedient for the attainment of the foregoing objects.

 

(ii) To organise domestic, national, and international exhibition, expos, melas, trade fair, seminars, trainings, workshops etc. and participate in the same for the purpose of creating employment opportunities, marketing and selling of products, raw materials and all such related activities.

 

(iii) To receive financial and non-financial assistance from Govt., Semi-Govt., N.G.O., International Body, Bank, Company, and any other legal entity or individual or institutions for attainment the objective of the organizations and to accomplish all the socio- economic needs of the people and to do all such activities as necessary to carry on the above-mentioned objects.