(a) Whether the Planning Commission has received any proposals relating to development
of Inter-State projects from North Eastern Council (NEC);
(b) If so, the details thereof; and
(c) The time by which all these projects are likely to be cleared?
(a) Whether the Planning Commission has received any proposals relating to development
of Inter-State projects from North Eastern Council (NEC);
(b) If so, the details thereof; and
(c) The time by which all these projects are likely to be cleared?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR PLANNING, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES(DR. ASHWANI KUMAR)
(a) to (c): The role of North Eastern Council (NEC) is to act as regional planning body for
North Eastern Region (NER). NEC also takes up projects for implementation by the Member States
of NER under its plan.
The projects proposed under NEC plan are of Inter-State nature involving two or more
states. Though, projects of regional importance may be located in a specific state, benefits
are availed by the member states.
As per the procedure, the projects under NEC plan require `in-principle` approval of
the Planning Commission for sanction by Expenditure Finance Committee/ Standing Finance
Committee.
NEC proposed 56 road projects to be taken up during 111 Plan. After examination,
Planning Commission conveyed `in-principle` approval for 25 projects. Out of which so far
15 projects have been sanctioned by EFC/SFC. In addition, Planning Commission has given
`in-principle` approval for the project `North Eastern Region Community Resources Management
Project (NERCRMP)` to cover Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh.
Presently, proposal for development of 5 Airports (Guwahati, Jorhat, Imphal, Barapani
and Dibrugarh) is under examination for `in-principle` approval by the Planning Commission.