Lok Sabha Question No. 2312 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Road Development Projects
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: PREM DAS RAI

## Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No. 2312

To be answered on

Wednesday, November 30, 2016/Agrahayana 9, 1938 (Saka)

Question

## Road Development Projects

2312.  SHRI PREM DAS RAI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  road  development  projects  being  undertaken  under  the  NonLapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) over the last three years;
- (b) whether the amount of investment in road projects under NLCPR has reduced during the above period; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof, year-wise and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

- (a)  to  (c):The  State-wise  details  of  funds  released  to  North  Eastern  States  for  the projects  of  road  sector  during  last  three  years  under  Non  Lapsable  Central  Pool  of Resources (NLCPR) is given as under:-

(Rs. in crore)

| State/Year        | 2013-14         | 2013-14         | 2014-15         | 2014-15         | 2015-16         | 2015-16         | 2016-17 (till Oct.,2016)   | 2016-17 (till Oct.,2016)   |
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| State/Year        | No. of projects | Amount released | No. of projects | Amount released | No. of projects | Amount released | No. of projects            | Amount released            |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 15              | 74.06           | 24              | 109.91          | 12              | 65.65           | 14                         | 54.23                      |
| Assam             | 52              | 154.26          | 30              | 108.04          | 42              | 148.54          | 29                         | 86.38                      |
| Manipur           | 6               | 10.79           | 6               | 8.73            | 2               | 4.12            | 0                          | 0                          |
| Meghalaya         | 8               | 15.20           | 12              | 36.87           | 8               | 18.11           | 4                          | 4.18                       |
| Mizoram           | 2               | 0.83            | 4               | 6.87            | 3               | 1.38            | 1                          | 0.91                       |
| Nagaland          | 9               | 44.01           | 8               | 47.71           | 5               | 25.08           | 3                          | 18.28                      |
| Sikkim            | 5               | 10.43           | 5               | 52.13           | 0               | 0               | 7                          | 17.05                      |
| Tripura           | 12              | 19.87           | 4               | 2.54            | 6               | 51.73           | 3                          | 58.27                      |
| Total States      | 109             | 329.45          | 93              | 372.8           | 78              | 314.61          | 61                         | 239.3                      |

An amount of Rs.225.00 crore has also been released to North Eastern States under the North East Road Sector Development Scheme (NERSDS) of the Ministry.

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