• North East Zone Cultural Centre
  • North East Zone Cultural Centre
  • North East Zone Cultural Centre

* North East Zone Cultural Centre

Introduction

The Zonal Cultural Centre for Northeast India, the North East Zone Cultural Centre, registered under the Nagaland Societies Registration Act XXI 1860 (Nagaland First Amendment) Act, 1969 was set up in June 1986 with its headquarters at Dimapur, Nagaland. The eight northeastern states, viz., Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura are the constituent states of the North East Zone Cultural Centre. The NEZCC started functioning with the formal inauguration of the centre by late Rajiv Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India on 6th October 1987. The NEZCC has also established its Shilpgram (crafts village) at Panjabari, Guwahati which was inaugurated by Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on January 17, 2006. The NEZCC was established with the main objective of promoting and preserving the rich cultural heritage of the North East region.

Information

Address: Post Box No.98, Dimapur – 797112, Nagaland
Established: 1986
Institution Head: Shri Jitul Sonowal, Director
Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Phone: 03862 – 243557/243573
Website: http://www.nezccindia.org.in/