Lok Sabha Question No. 3452 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Funds for North Eastern States
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Saikia Dilip, Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar, Sudarshan Bhagat, Abdul Khaleque, Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3452

To be answered on

Monday, December 20, 2021/ 29 Agrahayana, 1943 (Saka)

## QUESTION Funds for North Eastern States

†3452  SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:

SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT:

SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

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

- (a) whether the development of North Eastern States has taken place on large scale during the last six years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the number of action plan sanctioned so far and various schemes launched/being run by the Government during the last three years and the current year along with their present status, Scheme-wise and State-wise;
- (c) the funds sanctioned/allocated, released and utilised by the State Governments including Assam under various Schemes from 2004 to 2014;
- (d) whether the allocated funds have been utilised within the time-limit and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) if  not,  whether the Government has fixed anyone's accountability in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the  funds  allocated  to  various  Non-Governmental  Organisations  (NGOs)  of Assam and North Eastern Region under various Schemes during the last five years along with the details of schemes?

## Answer

## The Minister of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Shri G. Kishan Reddy]

(a) and (b)   Yes Sir. Towards this, all 54 non-exempted Central Ministries/Departments are  mandated  to  spend  at  least  10%  of  their  Gross  Budgetary  Support  (GBS)  for Central  Sector  and  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  in  North  Eastern  Region  (NER). Actual  expenditure  of  nearly  Rs.2.66  lakh  crore  has  been  made  in  the  period  from 2014-15 to 2020-21 accordingly, the details of which are given in Table 1 below.

| Table 1: Budget Estimates (BE), Revised Estimates (RE) and Actual Expenditure under 10% GBS ( Rs. in crore)   | Table 1: Budget Estimates (BE), Revised Estimates (RE) and Actual Expenditure under 10% GBS ( Rs. in crore)   | Table 1: Budget Estimates (BE), Revised Estimates (RE) and Actual Expenditure under 10% GBS ( Rs. in crore)   | Table 1: Budget Estimates (BE), Revised Estimates (RE) and Actual Expenditure under 10% GBS ( Rs. in crore)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                                          | Budget Estimates                                                                                              | Revised Estimates                                                                                             | Actual Expenditure                                                                                            |
| 36,107.56                                                                                                     | 27,359.17                                                                                                     | 24,819.18                                                                                                     | 2014-15                                                                                                       |
| 2015-16 29,087.93                                                                                             | 29,669.22                                                                                                     | 28,673.73                                                                                                     |                                                                                                               |
| 29,124.79                                                                                                     | 32,180.08                                                                                                     | 29,367.9                                                                                                      | 2016-17                                                                                                       |
| 43,244.64                                                                                                     | 40,971.69                                                                                                     | 39,753.44                                                                                                     | 2017-18                                                                                                       |
| 47,994.88                                                                                                     | 47,087.95                                                                                                     | 46,054.80                                                                                                     | 2018-19                                                                                                       |
| 59,369.90                                                                                                     | 53,374.19                                                                                                     | 48,533.80                                                                                                     | 2019-20                                                                                                       |
| 60,112.11                                                                                                     |                                                                                                               | 51,270.90 48,563.82                                                                                           | 2020-21                                                                                                       |
| Total (2014-15 to 2020-21)                                                                                    | 3,05,041.81                                                                                                   | 2,81,913.20                                                                                                   | 2,65,766.67                                                                                                   |
| Source: Statement 11/23 of the Union Budget, various years                                                    | Source: Statement 11/23 of the Union Budget, various years                                                    | Source: Statement 11/23 of the Union Budget, various years                                                    | Source: Statement 11/23 of the Union Budget, various years                                                    |

Important initiatives have been taken by the Government during the last six years for  improving  air  connectivity,  rail  connectivity,  road  connectivity,  power,  waterways and telecom connectivity, thereby accelerating the development of the North Eastern Region. A summary of these initiatives is given in Annexure I .

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) has also taken steps to bridge the social and physical infrastructure gaps and facilitate development of the NER  on  a  large  scale.  In  addition,  under  the  different  schemes  of  North  Eastern Council  (NEC),  Shillong,  developmental  projects  have  been  supported  across  the  8

NER  States.  State-wise  details  of  projects  sanctioned  so  far  under  Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR)-State, North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) and specific Assam packages being administered by Ministry of DoNER and the projects sanctioned over the last 6 years under Schemes of NEC are given at Annexure-II. Further,the State-wise details of the ongoing projects of MDoNER and NEC as on 30 th  November 2021, are given at Annexure-III .

- (c), (d) and (e)  Under various schemes/packages of MDoNER during the financial year 2003-04 to 2013-14, funds amounting to Rs.8,271.03 crore, were released to the North Eastern States, including Assam. These funds are released to the State Governments project-wise; and at the time of release of subsequent installment, utilization certificate of  funds  released  earlier  is  obtained  from  the  State  Governments,  project-wise.  The funds  released  to  the  State  Governments  under  various  schemes  from  2003-04  to 2014-15 by NEC, Shillong amounts to Rs.7,259.18 crore.
- (f)      Under  Schemes  of  NEC,  funds  have  been  allocated  to  many  NGOs,  including NGOs  from  Assam  and  other  North  Eastern  States.  The  details  of  the  year-wise sanctioned projects/events to NGOs from 2016-17 to 2020-21 is given below:

| Sanction Year   | No. of Project/ Events   | Approved Cost (Rs. in Crore)   |
|-----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 8               | 0.36                     | 2016-17                        |
| 9               | 2.07                     | 2017-18                        |
| 36              | 9.17                     | 2018-19                        |
| 18              | 3.76                     | 2019-20                        |
| 9               | 12.54                    | 2020-21                        |
| Grand Total     | 80 28.00                 |                                |

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## Annexures I to III to Part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Question No. 3452 dated 20.12.2021 regarding Funds for North Eastern States

## Annexure-I

## Initiatives taken by the Government for improving connectivity in the North East Region

-  Air connectivity: Ongoing development of new Greenfield Airports at Holongi and Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh; Dibrugarh, Guwahati and Silchar Airports in Assam; Imphal Airport in Manipur; Barapani Airport in Meghalaya and Agartala Airport in Tripura, etc.
-  Rail connectivity: Presently, 20 projects, for new lines as well as doubling, costing Rs.74,485 crore for 2,011 km length falling fully/partly in North Eastern Region are at different stages of planning/ approval/ execution, out of which 321 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of Rs.26,874 crore incurred upto March, 2021.
-  Road  Connectivity:  Major  ongoing  Capital  Road  Connectivity  projects  in  NER include  4  Laning  of  Dimapur -Kohima  Road  (62.9  km)  in  Nagaland;  4  laning  of Nagaon  bypass  to  Holongi  (167  km)  in  Arunachal  Pradesh;  Alternate  two-lane Highway from Bagrakote to Pakyong (NH-717A) (152 km) in Sikkim; 2 laning of Aizawl - Tuipang NH-54 (351 km) in Mizoram; 4 laning of Imphal - Moreh section of  NH-39 (20 km) and 2-laning of 75.4 km in Manipur. A total of 4,105.87 km of road projects have been completed by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways in NER in the last six years (including 2021-22, upto November 2021).
-  Telecom  connectivity  projects  in  NER  include  Mobile  connectivity  in  the  8  NER States  of  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland, Sikkim  and  Tripura,  seamless  coverage  along  National  Highways,  as  well  as Bharat Net and Wi-Fi Connectivity for Village Panchayats in NER.
-  Power  Connectivity:  Through  various  flagship  schemes  such  as  North  Eastern Region  Power  System  Improvement  Project  (NERPSIP)  and  Comprehensive Scheme for Strengthening of Transmission & Distribution Systems in NER States,

the power connectivity in NER has been improved. Under Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  and  Integrated  Power  Development  Scheme (IPDS), strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution infrastructure including rural  electrification  has  been  undertaken.  Further,  under  Saubhagya  scheme launched with the objective to achieve universal household electrification through providing electricity connections to all un-electrified households in rural areas and all poor households in urban areas, 26,14,659 households have been electrified in NER as on 31.03.2021.

-  Waterway connectivity: Development of National Waterway-2 (River Brahmaputra, 891 km) Sadia to Bangladesh Border and National Waterway-16 (River Barak, 121 km) Bhanga-Lakhipur stretch including Indo-Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) route are ongoing projects in the NER.

## Annexure -II

Under the erstwhile Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) scheme, 1,635 projects  worth  Rs.16,233.78  crore  were  sanctioned,  of  which  1,204  projects  worth Rs.9,557.20 crore have been completed, while 431 projects worth Rs.6,676.59 crore are being  funded  till their completion. Under  North  East  Special  Infrastructure Development  Scheme  (NESIDS),  for  enhancing  connectivity  of  NER,  110  projects worth Rs.2,563.14 crore have been sanctioned and are at various stages of completion.  Further,  under  KarbiAnglong  Autonomous  Territorial  Council  (KAATC) package of Assam, 25 projects costing Rs.235.88 crore have been sanctioned, out of these  02  projects  worth  Rs.6.26  crore  have  been  completed  so  far.  In  addition,  07 projects  costing  Rs.111.92  crore  have  been  identified  for  sanction.  Under  Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) package of Assam, 65 projects costing Rs.749.63 crore have been  sanctioned  and  out  of  these,  54  projects  costing  Rs.589.11  crore  have  been completed. Under Dima Hasao Autonomous Territorial Council (DHATC) package of Assam,  11  projects,  costing  Rs.170.82  crore  have  been  sanctioned,  and  4  projects costing Rs.29 crore have been identified for sanction.

| State-wise details of projects sanctioned under NLCPR-State   | State-wise details of projects sanctioned under NLCPR-State   | State-wise details of projects sanctioned under NLCPR-State   | State-wise details of projects sanctioned under NLCPR-State   | State-wise details of projects sanctioned under NLCPR-State   | State-wise details of projects sanctioned under NLCPR-State   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                         | State                                                         | Sanctioned projects                                           | Sanctioned projects                                           | Completed projects                                            | Completed projects                                            |
|                                                               |                                                               | Number of projects                                            | Cost                                                          | Number of projects                                            | Cost                                                          |
| 1                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                             | 207                                                           | 2484.01                                                       | 140                                                           | 1542.38                                                       |
| 2                                                             | Assam                                                         | 446                                                           | 3875.97                                                       | 258                                                           | 1604.2                                                        |
| 3                                                             | Manipur                                                       | 177                                                           | 1857.13                                                       | 148                                                           | 1078.44                                                       |
| 4                                                             | Meghalaya                                                     | 107                                                           | 1533.96                                                       | 69                                                            | 709.34                                                        |
| 5                                                             | Mizoram                                                       | 159                                                           | 1393.1                                                        | 136                                                           | 1084.68                                                       |
| 6                                                             | Nagaland                                                      | 170                                                           | 1805.4                                                        | 135                                                           | 1271.75                                                       |
| 7                                                             | Sikkim                                                        | 247                                                           | 1409.69                                                       | 221                                                           | 1060.93                                                       |
| 8                                                             | Tripura                                                       | 122                                                           | 1874.52                                                       | 97                                                            | 1205.48                                                       |
|                                                               | Total                                                         | 1,635                                                         | 16,233.78                                                     | 1,204                                                         | 9,557.20                                                      |

| State-wise details of the projects under NESIDS* (Rs. in crore)   | State-wise details of the projects under NESIDS* (Rs. in crore)   | State-wise details of the projects under NESIDS* (Rs. in crore)   | State-wise details of the projects under NESIDS* (Rs. in crore)   | State-wise details of the projects under NESIDS* (Rs. in crore)   | State-wise details of the projects under NESIDS* (Rs. in crore)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No                                                            | State                                                             | Projects sanctioned                                               | Projects sanctioned                                               | Funds released                                                    | Funds utilized                                                    |
|                                                                   |                                                                   | No.                                                               | Amount                                                            | Amount                                                            | Amount                                                            |
| 1                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                 | 23                                                                | 495.62                                                            | 289.77                                                            | 119.49                                                            |
| 2                                                                 | Assam                                                             | 27                                                                | 648.68                                                            | 270.55                                                            | 81.52                                                             |
| 3                                                                 | Manipur                                                           | 14                                                                | 296.17                                                            | 185.02                                                            | 67.26                                                             |
| 4                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                         | 10                                                                | 237.62                                                            | 110.28                                                            | 60.91                                                             |
| 5                                                                 | Mizoram                                                           | 10                                                                | 248.91                                                            | 187.63                                                            | 71.37                                                             |
| 6                                                                 | Nagaland                                                          | 13                                                                | 233.68                                                            | 114.44                                                            | 57.06                                                             |
| 7                                                                 | Sikkim                                                            | 5                                                                 | 155.09                                                            | 121.99                                                            | 39.56                                                             |
| 8                                                                 | Tripura                                                           | 8                                                                 | 247.37                                                            | 61.38                                                             | 17.47                                                             |
|                                                                   | Total                                                             | 110                                                               | 2,563.14                                                          | 1,341.06                                                          | 514.64                                                            |

*NESIDS came into being in 2017-18. As these projects were sanctioned thereafter, all these projects are presently on-going.

| State-wise details of the projects sanctioned during the last 6 years under Schemes of NEC   | State-wise details of the projects sanctioned during the last 6 years under Schemes of NEC   | State-wise details of the projects sanctioned during the last 6 years under Schemes of NEC   | State-wise details of the projects sanctioned during the last 6 years under Schemes of NEC   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                      | State                                                                                        | No. of Projects                                                                              | Approved Cost (Rs. in Crore)                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                            | 73                                                                                           | 760.96                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                            | Assam                                                                                        | 49                                                                                           | 572.65                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                      | 64                                                                                           | 602.35                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                    | 48                                                                                           | 498.18                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                                      | 58                                                                                           | 596.12                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                     | 59                                                                                           | 378.81                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                                       | 29                                                                                           | 177.98                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                            | Tripura                                                                                      | 18                                                                                           | 257.07                                                                                       |
|                                                                                              | Grand Total                                                                                  | 398                                                                                          | 3844.13                                                                                      |

## Annexure-III

| S.No.   | State             | Ongoing projects under NLCPR - State   | Ongoing projects under NLCPR - State   |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|         |                   | Number of projects                     | Cost (Rs. crore)                       |
| 1       | Arunachal Pradesh | 67                                     | 941.63                                 |
| 2       | Assam             | 188                                    | 2271.77                                |
| 3       | Manipur           | 29                                     | 778.69                                 |
| 4       | Meghalaya         | 38                                     | 824.62                                 |
| 5       | Mizoram           | 23                                     | 308.42                                 |
| 6       | Nagaland          | 35                                     | 533.66                                 |
| 7       | Sikkim            | 26                                     | 348.76                                 |
| 8       | Tripura           | 25                                     | 669.04                                 |
|         | Total             | 431                                    | 6,676.59                               |

| State-wise details of ongoing projects under NEC, as on 30 November, 2021*   | State-wise details of ongoing projects under NEC, as on 30 November, 2021*   | State-wise details of ongoing projects under NEC, as on 30 November, 2021*   | State-wise details of ongoing projects under NEC, as on 30 November, 2021*   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                      | State/ Scheme                                                                | No. of Projects                                                              | Approved Cost (Rs. in Cr.)                                                   |
|                                                                              | Schemes of NEC                                                               | Schemes of NEC                                                               | Schemes of NEC                                                               |
| 1                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                            | 66                                                                           | 681.94                                                                       |
| 2                                                                            | Assam                                                                        | 68                                                                           | 682.72                                                                       |
| 3                                                                            | Manipur                                                                      | 99                                                                           | 670.12                                                                       |
| 4                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                    | 57                                                                           | 347.94                                                                       |
| 5                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                      | 36                                                                           | 538.21                                                                       |
| 6                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                     | 101                                                                          | 732.21                                                                       |
| 7                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                       | 28                                                                           | 198.43                                                                       |
| 8                                                                            | Tripura                                                                      | 33                                                                           | 422.41                                                                       |
| 9                                                                            | Other Agency                                                                 | 58                                                                           | 399.11                                                                       |
|                                                                              | Total                                                                        | 546                                                                          | 4673.10                                                                      |