RuTAG mission is to bring all Government & Non-Governmental groups or stake holders together to proactively work for the development of the region so that people can derive the benefits of Research & Development in various scientific fields.It is an endeavour of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Govt. of India for revamping the rural economy of our country by setting up a number of Centres in different parts of the country. For the North Eastern Region, such a centre, the Rural Technology Action Group- North East (RuTAG- NE) has been setup at IIT Guwahati and a Tier-II institute of RuTAG-NE at NIT Meghalaya, Shillong.The modus operandi of RuTAG Mission is to identify challenging problems and technologies that they have potential to contribute significant impact on the rural economy of communities, artisans, rural based industrial groups and entrepreneurs, etc. through up gradation of technology in terms of efficiency and productivity/optimization of energy and natural resources, etc. with precise Science & Technology interventions.