Lok Sabha Question No. 2288 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Special Packages to Assam
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2288

To be answered on

Wednesday, March 4, 2020/Phalguna 14, 1941 (Saka)

## QUESTION

## Special Packages to Assam

## 2288. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  providing  funds  to  Assam  under  various  special packages/schemes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the expenditure incurred under each package since the announcement of such packages, year-wise; and
- (d) the details of projects sanctioned under each package, till date?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) Ministry  of  Development  of  North  Eastern  Region  (MDoNER)  provides funds  to  the  State  of  Assam  under  special  development  packages  for  Bodoland Territorial  Council  (BTC),  Dima  Hasao  Autonomous  Territorial  Council  (DHATC)  and Karbi  Anglong  Autonomous  Territorial  Council  (KAATC).  Under  BTC  package  of Rs.750.00  crore,  65  projects  costing  Rs.749.64  crore  have  been  sanctioned  against which,  amount  of  Rs.711.19  crore  has  been  released.  Under  KAATC  package  of Rs.350.00  crore,  20  projects  costing  Rs.187.28  crore  have  been  sanctioned  and

Rs.95.71 crore has been released. Under special development package of Rs.200.00 crore  for  DHATC,  10  projects  costing  Rs.121.39  crore  have  been  sanctioned  and Rs.73.80 crore has been released.

- (c) The details of funds released by MDoNER to Government of Assam under the special development packages are as under:-

(Rs. in crore)

| Package   | Funds released            | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|           | Since inception upto 2014 | 2014-15          | 2015-16          | 2016-17          | 2017-18          | 2018-19          | 2019-20          | Total            |
| BTC       | 573.61                    | 30.27            | 30.00            | 50.00            | 23.46            | 0.00             | 3.85             | 711.19           |
| KAATC     | 1.72                      | 10.51            | 5.15             | 3.44             | 0.00             | 39.62            | 35.27            | 95.71            |
| DHATC     | 0.00                      | 0.00             | 37.24            | 0.08             | 23.37            | 12.00            | 1.11             | 73.80            |

- (d) The details of projects sanctioned under special development packages, till date are as under:-

| S. No.   | Package   | Projects sanctioned   | Projects sanctioned   |
|----------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|          |           | No.                   | Cost (Rs. in crore)   |
| i.       | BTC       | 65                    | 749.64                |
| ii.      | DHATC     | 10                    | 121.39                |
| iii.     | KAATC     | 20                    | 187.27                |

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