(a) the details of expenditure made so far from the Social and Infrastructure Development Fund, State-wise;
(b) whether the funds have been under utilized; and
(c) the manner in which Government intends to invest this fund for the development of the North Eastern Region?
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
[Dr. Jitendra Singh]
(a) to (c) Against a total package amount of Rs.586.20 crore under Social and Infrastructure Development Fund (SIDF), projects worth of Rs.587.17 crore has been sanctioned by Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. Out of this, an amount of Rs.504.10 crore has already been released and balance amount will be released on receipt of physical & financial reports from the concerned State Governments. The State wise details of these projects are as under: -
(Rs. in crore)
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Name of State No. of Project Approved Cost Funds released
Arunachal Pradesh 11 187.53 115.75
Assam 8 103.51 96.67
Manipur 6 124.92 123.87
Meghalaya 2 18.84 18.19
Mizoram 1 1.99 1.00
Nagaland 4 68.09 66.96
Sikkim 4 44.20 43.58
Tripura 1 38.08 38.08
TOTAL 37 587.17 504.10
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