Question : Efficacy of NEIDS in North East

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Ministry has received any feedback on the efficacy of the North East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS) from the Federation of Industry and Commerce of North Eastern Region and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the details of private sector investment generated by NEIDS in the North East between 2017 and 2022, State/year-wise;
(c) the details of total investment in the North East Region in absolute terms and percentage share of total investment in India between 2007 and 2022;
(d) whether the share of investment under NEIDS was 8.3 per cent of the national share in 2017, while the percentage of national share reduced to 0.002 per cent in 2019 under NEIDS and if so, the reasons for such a decline; and
(e) whether the Government intends to notify a new industrial policy for the North East Region before expiry of NEIDS on 31 March, 2022 and if so, the details thereof?

(a)to (e) Yes Sir. Feedback has been received on North East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS), 2017 from various Industry Associations including Federation of Industry and Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER) besides the State Governments.
One of main concerns expressed by FINER was delay in grant of registration to the industrial units under NEIDS, 2017. Since then the process has been further streamlined. States have been requested to forward the proposals from District Industries Centres and State Nodal Authorities in a time bound manner. Empowered Committee (EC) meeting is held on a monthly basis. So far 530 proposals with projected investment of about Rs. 3343 crore have been approved by the EC. Approved investments take 1-2 years to fructify or reach commercial production stage.
The Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), NITI Aayog has been entrusted with the evaluation study of the NEIDS, 2017, as per Department of Expenditure’s guidelines issued vide OM F. NO. 42(02)/PF-II/2014 dated the 08.12.2020 for formulation and approval of public funded schemes.