Lok Sabha Question No. 6015 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Funds Allocation and Expenditure for NER
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL, PARESH RAWAL, DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No. 6015

To be answered on

Wednesday, April 4, 2018/Chaitra 14, 1940 (Saka)

## Question

## Funds Allocation and Expenditure for NER

6015.  SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL: SHRI PARESH RAVAL: SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

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

- (a) the  details  of  allocation  of  funds  and  the  details  of  expenditure  for  the  North Eastern (NE) states under various schemes by the Ministry of NER during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) whether  his  Ministry  could  not  succeed  to  implement  the  welfare  schemes properly for these States and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the progress made regarding the sealing of Indo-Bangladesh border so far; and
- (d) the number of kilometers of roads constructed in the border areas during the last three years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Data  regarding  allocation  of  funds  to  Ministry  of  Development  of  North  Eastern Region  and  expenditure  incurred  during  the  period  2014-2015  to  2017-2018  is  given below:-

( ₹ in crore)

|                    |   2014-2015 |   2015-2016 |   2016-2017 | 2017-2018             |
|--------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|
| Budget Estimates   |     2332.78 |     2362.74 |     2430.01 | 2682.45               |
| Revised Estimates  |     1825.45 |     2000.14 |     2524.42 | 2682.45               |
| Actual Expenditure |     1719.13 |     1986.79 |     2495.84 | 2568.17 (Provisional) |

(b) No, Madam.  Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region provides assistance for projects prioritized by State Governments of North Eastern States for filling gaps in physical infrastructure. North Eastern Council provides funds mostly to the State Governments  for  projects  in  sectors  like  agriculture,  education,  tourism,  health,  air connectivity, power, water development, tourism, transport & communication, medical & health, etc.

(c)     As per the information available, out of the 3326 kms. of sanctioned length of fence along Indo-Bangladesh Border, 2746.44 kms. has been completed. The Government has adopted  a  multipronged  approach  for  security  arrangements  at  the  borders,  which include  deployment  of  Border  Guarding  Force  (BGF),  construction  of  border  fence, construction of border roads, installation of floodlights, construction of Border Out Posts (BOPs),  introduction  of  Hi-tech  surveillance  equipment,  besides  identifying  vulnerable BOPs, etc.

(d)     As per the information given by the Ministry of Home Affairs, 77.30 kms. of roads have been constructed along the Indo - Bangladesh border, during the last three years i.e. 2015-16 to 2017-18.

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