Lok Sabha Question No. 2002 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Schemes Sanctioned for Promotion of North East States
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2002

To be answered on

Wednesday, July 3, 2019/Ashadha 12, 1941 (Saka)

## QUESTION

## Schemes Sanctioned for Promotion of North East States

2002. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

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

- (a) the number of Schemes sanctioned to the States from the Ministry of DONER for the last two years, State-wise;
- (b) the funds released to the different States during the last five years, year and State-wise;
- (c) the fund utilized/spent on exhibitions for promoting North East States during the last five years, place of exhibitions and year-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government is aware that the powers of the Secretary to North Eastern Council has been curtailed 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) In  the  last  two  years,  the  North  East  Special  Infrastructure  Development Scheme (NESIDS) of the Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region has been sanctioned.
- (b) Funds  released  to  the  North  Eastern  states  during  the  last  five  years,  year and state wise are given in Annexure I .
- (c) Funds utilized/spent on exhibitions for promoting North East States during the last  five  years  (year-wise)  is  given  in Annexure  II .  These  funds  were  utilized  on exhibitions in various places including Bengaluru, Chandigarh, New Delhi, Lucknow, Imphal, Aizawl, Silchar, Gangtok, Kolkata, Tezpur etc.
- (d) There has  been no curtailment of powers  of Secretary, NEC.  He  is empowered  to  sanction  project  proposals  upto  Rs.5  crore  in  consultation  with Financial Advisor NEC and from Rs. 5 crore to Rs 15 crore on the recommendation of Standing Finance Committee chaired by Secretary NEC himself.

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Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha UnStarred Question No. 2002 for answer on 03.07.2019.

## Funds released during the last five years

| State             |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Arunachal Pradesh |    243.89 |    185.52 |    197.69 |    308.52 |    151.12 |
| Assam             |    249.96 |    253.66 |    262.3  |    223.29 |    231.69 |
| Manipur           |    173.44 |    237.17 |    233.65 |    296.08 |    208.52 |
| Meghalaya         |     96.84 |    132.94 |    122.47 |    168.28 |     65.29 |
| Mizoram           |     86.16 |    143.9  |    103.17 |    205.7  |    126.79 |
| Nagaland          |    155.18 |    154.89 |    155.67 |    161.76 |     94.4  |
| Sikkim            |    125.49 |     70.19 |    105.01 |     98.33 |    134.86 |
| Tripura           |     99.72 |     99.27 |    128.09 |    100.14 |     35.05 |
| Total             |   1230.67 |   1277.54 |   1308.05 |   1562.11 |   1047.73 |

(Rs. in crore)

## Annexure II

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha UnStarred Question No. 2002 for answer on 03.07.2019.

## Funds utilized/spent on exhibitions for promoting North East States

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    |   (Rs. in Expenditure |
|---------|-----------------------|
| 2014-15 |                  4.82 |
| 2015-16 |                  6.37 |
| 2016-17 |                 25.31 |
| 2017-18 |                  7.26 |
| 2018-19 |                  7.39 |
| Total   |                 51.15 |