About STINER:
Science & Technological Intervention for North East India (STINER) is a very ambitious, innovative and challenging assignment designed and conceived by Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER), Govt of India for the people of this region. The main goal of the project is to bring all the relevant proven technologies to the people of North Eastern Region (NER), more particularly to farmers and artisans community, so that the quality of their profession can be boost up through science and technological intervention. The relevant technologies will be exposed to farmers and artisans for exhibition and demonstration. Farmers can also use the facilities for processing their products to increase the shelf life of products for convenient storage and value addition. The facilities will also encourage budding entrepreneurs to start-up their business venture based on local agricultural resources. In addition to the technology mall, the hub will also have a quality testing laboratory for food and other products to support the growing demand of food processing industries, food processing shelf help groups, NGOs working on food and allied sector to promote regional and export market of food in the region. STINER main centre, designated as STINER-TFC Hub (STINER Technology Facility Centre Hub) is established at CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat. Along with the STINER-TFC Hub, eight spokes will also be established in eight states of North East India.

 Objectives

Broad Objectives

Establishment of STINER-Common Facility Center (STINER-CFC) at CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat for Science and Technological Intervention in North East India (STINER).

 Specific Objectives: 

• Setting up of Technology demonstration and Incubation hub.
• Creation of Food processing and Foot testing Laboratory

 Mission

• Entrepreneurship development in NER
• Employment generation and socio-economic upliftment in NER
• Establishment of NER incubation center and Food Processing center
• Enhancement in quality of life in rural NER

Vision

S & T based Socio-economic development in North Eastern Region of India