Question : FUND ALLOCATION TO NORTH EASTERN STATES

(a) whether there has been any disparity in the allocation of funds to the various North Eastern States from the Government;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and the reasons therefor;

(c) whether there is any yardstick for distributing funds among NE States; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [General (Retd.) V.K. Singh]

(a) No, Sir.

(b) Question doesn’t arise in view of (a).

(c)and (d) Under NLCPR Scheme, the projects to be retained from Priority List for all North Eastern States is determined by a formula which ensures its equitable distribution. In the formula weighted average of the latest information available of following characteristics of NE States are considered. The criteria for equitable distribution of funds under NLCPR Scheme as approved by the Competent Authority are as under:-

 S.No.	Characteristics	Weights attached 1)	Area	25 2)	Population (census 2011)	25 3)	Human Development Index(2004-05)	15	(in inverse proportion) 4)	Road Density per 1000 sq. Km (2008)	7	(in inverse proportion) 5)	% of Census (2001) Villages	6	Electrified (as on 31.08.2010)	(in inverse proportion) 6)	No. of Beds in Hospitals (Allopathy)	6	Per 1000 persons (2009)	(in inverse proportion) 7)	% of Households having safe	6	Drinking Water (Census 2001)	(in inverse proportion) 8)	Completion rate of NLCPR Projects	10 
 

 State	Percentage (%) Arunachal Pradesh	13.06 Assam	27.78 Manipur	9.98 Meghalaya	10.76 Mizoram	10.42 Nagaland	10.18 Sikkim	6.54 Tripura	11.28 Total	100.00