Dr Shekhar C Mande, Director General CSIR and Secretary DSIR inaugurated the Essential Oil Distillation Unit installed under CSIR- Aroma Mission in the presence of Dr G Narahari Sastry, Director, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat and a team of scientists from NEIST at Balijan, Golaghat on 16th October 2021. So far 31 distillation units were installed under CSIR Aroma Mission throughout North East India, a step towards promoting rural entrepreneurship and enhancing the livelihood of rural people.