Lok Sabha Question No. 294 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-22
Subject: Projects in North-Eastern States
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: VINCENT H PALA

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

## LOK SABHA

## Starred Question No. *294

To be answered on

Wednesday, March 22, 2017/Chaitra 1, 1939(Saka)

## Question Projects in North-Eastern States

*294. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

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

- (a) the number of projects sanctioned in the North-Eastern States during the last three years and the funds sanctioned for each of them, State-wise;
- (b) whether  any  revised  estimate  has  been  made  for  the  Department  of  Public Health Engineering in Meghalaya and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  number  of  schemes  being  implemented  in  Meghalaya  along  with  their present status; and
- (d) whether the contractors engaged for implementation of the schemes need to be approved by the Union Government and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d)  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *294 for answer on 22.03.2017

(a) During the last three years under the budget of the Ministry of Development of North  Eastern  Region,  a  total  number  of  480  projects,  with  an  estimated  cost  of Rs.4953.86  crore  have  been  sanctioned.  Of  the  above,  317  projects  with  an estimated cost of Rs.2276.44 crore have been sanctioned by North Eastern Council (NEC).  The details may be seen at Annexure-I .    Under the Non-Lapsable Central Pool  of  Resources  (NLCPR)  scheme,  the  number  of  projects  sanctioned  stood  at 163  with  an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.  2677.42  crore.  The  details  may  be  seen  at Annexure-II .

(b) This Ministry has not received any revised estimates by Department of Public Health Engineering in Meghalaya.

(c) In Meghalaya, a total number of 120 projects are presently under implementation. Comprising of 72 projects with an estimated cost of Rs.415.75 crore sanctioned  by  NEC  and  48  at  an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.672.90  crore  under  the Ministry's scheme of Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources.  The status of the ongoing project is at Annexure-III .

(d) The contractors engaged for implementation of these schemes are approved by the competent authority in the respective State Governments.

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Annexure-I Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question

No. *294 for answer on 22.03.2017

State-wise number of projects sanctioned by North Eastern Council during the last three years

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No   | State             | 2014-15         | 2014-15       | 2015-16         | 2015-16       | 2016-17         | 2016-17       |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
| Sl. No   | State             | No. of Projects | Approved Cost | No. of Projects | Approved Cost | No. of Projects | Approved Cost |
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh | 12              | 34.68         | 27              | 291.54        | 12              | 38.53         |
| 2        | Assam             | 5               | 23.47         | 6               | 28.86         | 11              | 72.75         |
| 3        | Manipur           | 7               | 24.59         | 16              | 123.41        | 26              | 167.11        |
| 4        | Meghalaya         | 2               | 7.75          | 13              | 36.82         | 6               | 19.32         |
| 5        | Mizoram           | 5               | 7.99          | 12              | 65.58         | 14              | 76.15         |
| 6        | Nagaland          | 8               | 43.86         | 16              | 71.94         | 22              | 97.47         |
| 7        | Sikkim            | 4               | 7.24          | 6               | 36.66         | 7               | 32.98         |
| 8        | Tripura           | 2               | 15.79         | 4               | 16.26         | 4               | 19.61         |
| 9        | Other Agencies    | 7               | 679.61        | 29              | 102.06        | 34              | 134.4         |
| #        | Total             | 52              | 844.99        | 129             | 773.13        | 136             | 658.32        |

Annexure-II Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question

No. *294 for answer on 22.03.2017

| Sl. No.   | Name of State     |   No. of projects Sanctioned during the year 2013-14 |   No. of projects Sanctioned during the year 2014-15 |   No. of projects Sanctioned during the year 2015-16 | Total No. of projects Sanctioned in last 3 years   |   Approved cost (Rs. in crore) |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1         | 2                 |                                                    3 |                                                    4 |                                                    5 | 6 (3+4+5)                                          |                           7    |
| 1.        | Assam             |                                                   45 |                                                    9 |                                                    3 | 57                                                 |                         744.48 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                   24 |                                                    8 |                                                    1 | 33                                                 |                         434.9  |
| 3.        | Manipur           |                                                   11 |                                                    3 |                                                    2 | 16                                                 |                         436.35 |
| 4.        | Meghalaya         |                                                    3 |                                                    2 |                                                    2 | 7                                                  |                         248.06 |
| 5.        | Sikkim            |                                                    9 |                                                    2 |                                                    1 | 12                                                 |                         240.84 |
| 6.        | Mizoram           |                                                    8 |                                                    5 |                                                    6 | 19                                                 |                         210.34 |
| 7.        | Tripura           |                                                    5 |                                                    1 |                                                    1 | 7                                                  |                         194.27 |
| 8.        | Nagaland          |                                                    8 |                                                    1 |                                                    3 | 12                                                 |                         168.18 |
|           | Total             |                                                  113 |                                                   31 |                                                   19 | 163                                                |                        2677.42 |

Annexure-III Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question

No. *294 for answer on 22.03.2017

Status of ongoing NLCPR projects in Meghalaya

| Sl. No.   | Details                                           |   Number of Projects |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1.        | Projects in which 1 st instalment released        |                    9 |
| 2.        | Projects in which 2 nd instalment released        |                   20 |
| 3.        | Projects in which 3 rd /final instalment released |                   19 |
|           | Total                                             |                   48 |