Lok Sabha Question No. 662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-16
Subject: Ongoing Projects
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No. 662

To be answered on

Wednesday, September 16,2020 / Bhadrapada 25, 1942 (Saka)

## QUESTION Ongoing Projects

## †662.  SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

Will  the  Minister  of  DEVELOPMENT  OF  NORTH  EASTERN  REGION  be  pleased  to state: (a)  whether the Government will furnish the details regarding the on-going projects in Assam under the Ministry; (b)  the  status  of  these  projects  and  the  target  date  of  completion  set  at  the  time  of inception of these projects; (c) the total fund allocation for the projects, projectwise; (d)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  about  the  demand  for  RCC  Bridge  over  river Jaljali  connecting  Nagarbera  of  Kamrup  district  and  riverine  areas  of  Alopati  char  of Barpeta district; and

- (e) if so, the progress so far?

## ANSWER

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

(a)-(c):   The details regarding the on-going projects in Assam under the Ministry is as under:

|   S.No | Scheme Name                                    |   No. of projects |   Approved Cost (Rs. in cr.) |   Total Release (Rs. in cr.) |
|--------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|      1 | Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) |               189 |                      2286.49 |                      1375.74 |

| 2   | North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS)              |   18 |   569.03 |   187.21 |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|----------|----------|
| 3   | Special Package for Bodoland Territorial Council ( BTC )                   |   14 |   179.45 |   144.74 |
| 4   | Special Package for Karbi Anglong Autonomous Territorial Council ( KAATC ) |   18 |   181.01 |    89.57 |
| 5   | Special Package for Dima Hasao Autonomous Territorial Council ( DHATC )    |   11 |   170.82 |    98.52 |
| 6   | Social and Infrastructure Development Fund ( SIDF )                        |    3 |    18.32 |    14.21 |
| 7   | Projects funded by North Eastern Council (NEC)                             |   60 |   858.07 |   635.53 |
|     | Grand Total                                                                |  313 |  4263.19 |  2545.52 |

These  projects  are  at  various  stages  of  implementation,  and  the  target  date  for completion at the time of inception of these projects is usually 2-3 years from the date of sanction of the project.

(d)-(e)  Under  the  schemes  of  this  Ministry,  projects  are  usually  sanctioned  based  on proposals prioritised by the State Governments.  There is presently no project sanctioned,  or  pending  for  sanction,  for  RCC  Bridge  over  river  Jaljali  connecting Nagarbera of Kamrup district and riverine areas of Alopati char of Barpeta district, in this Ministry.

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