Lok Sabha Question No. 2726 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Funds for North-Eastern States
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

Government of India

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No. 2726

To be answered on Wednesday, December 4, 2019/ Agrahayana 13, 1941

## QUESTION

## Funds for North-Eastern States

2726.  SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

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

- (a) the amount that has been allotted for each of the State of North-East during the last five years;
- (b) whether the Government is satisfied with the pace of the development; and
- (c) whether some other States are also proposed to be given packages like NorthEastern States?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per extant guidelines, each Central Ministry/Department is expected to spend 10% of its Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) as per prescribed norms in North Eastern Region (NER). However, no state-wise allocations are made and funds are released to the  States  based  on  requirements  against  sanctioned  projects/schemes.  In  addition, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) and North Eastern Council (NEC)  implement  some  schemes  like  Non-Lapsable  Central  Pool  of  Resources (NLCPR),  North  East  Special  Infrastructure  Development  Scheme  (NESIDS),  North East Road Sector Development Scheme (NERSDS) etc. for bridging the infrastructure gaps in certain identified sectors in the NER. Normative allocations under schemes of MDoNER  and  Schemes  of  NEC  are  done  as  per  prescribed  norms  which inter  alia

(Saka)

include  area;  population;  human  development  index,  road  density;  percentage  of census villages electrified; number of hospital beds; percentage of households having safe drinking water and completion rate of projects. Release of funds by MDoNER and NEC under their schemes is based on the progress of implementation of projects. The status of funds released during the last five years under the schemes of MDoNER and NEC is as under:-

| Sr. No.   | State             | Funds released during last Five Year (Rs. in crore)   | Funds released during last Five Year (Rs. in crore)   | Funds released during last Five Year (Rs. in crore)   | Funds released during last Five Year (Rs. in crore)   | Funds released during last Five Year (Rs. in crore)   |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                   | 2014-15                                               | 2015-16                                               | 2016-17                                               | 2017-18                                               | 2018-19                                               |
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh | 251.52                                                | 197.76                                                | 195.68                                                | 284.72                                                | 210.78                                                |
| 2         | Assam             | 293.59                                                | 323.34                                                | 359.12                                                | 313.24                                                | 453.20                                                |
| 3         | Manipur           | 219.59                                                | 259.51                                                | 324.00                                                | 363.25                                                | 366.11                                                |
| 4         | Meghalaya         | 157.15                                                | 193.69                                                | 194.54                                                | 298.00                                                | 118.92                                                |
| 5         | Mizoram           | 95.22                                                 | 166.06                                                | 133.03                                                | 242.03                                                | 192.00                                                |
| 6         | Nagaland          | 157.41                                                | 160.28                                                | 177.68                                                | 195.11                                                | 108.92                                                |
| 7         | Sikkim            | 126.16                                                | 77.61                                                 | 111.18                                                | 110.40                                                | 160.68                                                |
| 8         | Tripura           | 103.02                                                | 104.82                                                | 139.51                                                | 107.77                                                | 57.34                                                 |
|           | Total States      | 1403.66                                               | 1483.07                                               | 1634.74                                               | 1914.52                                               | 1667.95                                               |
|           | Central Agencies  | 51.70                                                 | 80.62                                                 | 180.31                                                | 104.89                                                | 166.25                                                |
|           | Grand Total       | 1455.36                                               | 1563.69                                               | 1815.05                                               | 2019.41                                               | 1834.2                                                |

- (b) Although in some cases, delays have been noticed in completion of the projects from  the  schedule,  keeping  in  view  various  constraints  like  short  working  season, difficult  terrain,  etc.,  the  pace  of  development  in  North  Eastern  States  is  considered satisfactory. Continuous efforts are being made for further improvement in the pace of development.
- (c) Does not pertain to Ministry of DoNER.

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