Minister, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region(Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar)
(a) Information on the year-wise accruals in the Non-lapsable Central Pool of Resources
(NLCPR) and allocations made under the NLCPR Scheme in the budget of Ministry of Development
of North Eastern Region ( M/DoNER) since the inception of the Scheme is as given below:
S.No. Year Unspent balances accruing to the Non-Lapsable Fund during the year Budget allocated under NLCPR Scheme to M/DoNER
( Rs. crores) ( Rs. crores)
1. 1998-99 1189.85 @ 106.34
2. 1999-2000 1571.78 @ 409.96
3. 2000-01 1440.60 @ 309.25
4. 2001-02 1603.84 @ 491.57
5. 2002-03 1339.70 550.00
6. 2003-04 657.24 550.00
7 2004-05 663.35 650.00
8. 2005-06 1960.12 679.17
9. 2006-07 1329.53 700.00
10. 2007-08 600.00
# Provisional
@. In addition, an amount of Rs. 1605.38 cr, i.e., the expenditure incurred by the
North Eastern Council in the initial 4 years, i.e., 1998-99 to 2001-02, was also deducted
from the Pool. Ministry of Finance has been requested to reconcile the discrepancy of an
amount of Rs. 29.60 cr.
The balance in the NLCPR, as on 1.4.2007 is Rs. 5074.74 cr (Provisional).
(b) Ministries / Departments which are exempted from making Lump Sum budgetary
allocation for the North Eastern Region (as on 1st January 2007 are:
(i) Atomic Energy,
(ii) Company Affairs,
(iii) Economic Affairs,
(iv) Expenditure,
(v) External Affairs,
(vi) Legal Affairs,
(vii) Earth Sciences,
(viii) Official Language,
(ix) Personnel & Training, (x) Petroleum & Natural Gas, (xi) Planning, (xii) Revenue,
(xiii) Social Justice & Empowerment, (xiv) Steel, (xv) Space, (xvi) Science & Technology
and (xvii) Scientific & Industrial Research.
In respect of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, only 2% of the funds for
Scheduled Caste Division (SCD) of the Ministry are allocated to the NE. The norm of
10% allocation is applied to sectors other than SCD.
(c) & (d) No, Sir. No mega projects are directly funded from this pool. The balance
in the NLCPR, as on 1.4.2007 is Rs. 5074.74 cr (Provisional).
