Lok Sabha Question No. 974 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Allocation of Funds
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: KANWAR SINGH TANWAR

## Government of India

## Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No. 974

To be answered on

Wednesday, February 8, 2017/Magha 19, 1938(Saka)

## Question

## Allocation of Funds

974. SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  funding  under  the  North  Eastern  Council  (NEC)  is allocated for the development of North Eastern States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and  the total budget  allocated for 2016-17, State-wise;
- (c) the  number  of projects that have  been  retained for funding and  the percentage amount utilised so far; and
- (d) the total number of schemes/projects selected under NEC in the financial year 2016-17, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Funds allocated  to  the  North  Eastern  Council  (NEC) are, inter  alia ,  used  to meet gaps in infrastructure in North Eastern States.
- (b) Allocation to NEC during 2016-17 has been revised at Rs. 920.00 crore. NEC does not make State-wise allocation from its budget.
- (c) There are 850 ongoing projects and percentage of amount utilized so far is 70.91%.

(d) Total number of schemes and projects selected in the financial year 2016-17 is as under:-

## State-wise Status of Ongoing Projects (December, 2016)

| S. No   | State             |   No. of Projects |   Approved Cost |   Release Break-up |   Utilization Break-up | % Utilization   | Status of State Share Released   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
| 1.      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |               154 |         1033.4  |             601.23 |                 463.22 | 77.05%          | 33.60 (33%)                      |
| 2.      | ASSAM             |                87 |          733.74 |             472.78 |                 361.98 | 76.57%          | 30.44 (44%)                      |
| 3.      | MANIPUR           |               113 |          896.35 |             525    |                 346.54 | 66.01%          | 44.85 (57%)                      |
| 4.      | MEGHALAYA         |                73 |          475.2  |             293.6  |                 231.23 | 78.76%          | 22.19 (48%)                      |
| 5.      | MIZORAM           |                75 |          759.7  |             412.76 |                 303.37 | 73.50%          | 22.76 (34%)                      |
| 6.      | NAGALAND          |               110 |          823.32 |             523.25 |                 390.59 | 74.65%          | 33.72 (43%)                      |
| 7.      | SIKKIM            |                56 |          352.44 |             223.93 |                 181.94 | 81.25%          | 20.46 (60%)                      |
| 8.      | TRIPURA           |                33 |          436.97 |             334.19 |                 311.91 | 93.33%          | 36.52 (84%)                      |
| 9.      | OTHER AGENCIES    |               149 |         1992.4  |             992.4  |                 514.65 | 51.86%          | NA                               |
|         | TOTAL             |               850 |         7503.52 |            4379.14 |                3105.43 | 70.91%          |                                  |

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(Rs. in crore)