(a) whether the Government has formulated or proposes to formulate any special scheme/package for the development of North-Eastern Region;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the quantum of funds allocated by the Government for development of the region in the current financial year, State-wise; and
(d) the extent to which development of North-Eastern Region has taken place by the ongoing schemes?
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
[Dr. Jitendra Singh]
(a) Government has recently approved a new scheme “North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS)” at a total cost of Rs.5300.00 crore.
(b) This fund of Rs.5300.00 crore will be utilized to meet the committed liability of approximately Rs.3700.00 crore for completing the ongoing projects under Non- Lapsable Central Pool Resources (NLCPR) scheme and to take up projects of around Rs.1600.00 crore under the 100% new centrally funded scheme of NESIDS.
(c) All non-exempt Union Ministries are required to mandatorily earmark 10% of their Gross Budgetary Allocation (GBA) annually for the North Eastern Region. As per available information, the State-wise status of releases for the financial year 2017-18 including the on-going scheme of NLCPR is as under:-
[Rs. in crore]
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S. No. State Under GBA
Under NLCPR
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2,172.25 82.13
2. Assam
12,035.62 119.52
3. Manipur
3,951.79 142.58
4. Meghalaya
3,120.11 84.85
5. Mizoram
3,477.83 51.91
6. Nagaland
5,009.27 38.87
7. Sikkim
935.02 51.68
8. Tripura
3,051.34 64.55
Total 33,753.22 636.09
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(d) Under the existing NLCPR scheme, 1614 projects of various sectors were taken up for funding till 30.09.2017. Out of this, 972 projects stands completed, the Sector-wise details of which are as under:-
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S. No Sector Number of projects
1. Agriculture & Allied 05
2. Education 94
3. Flood Control & Irrigation 162
4. Health 35
5. Miscellaneous 60
6. Power 175
7. Road & Bridges 332
8. Sports 17
9. Water Supply 92
Total 972
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