Lok Sabha Question No. 2498 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Schemes Sponsored by Asian Development Bank
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Saikia Dilip

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2498

## To be answered on

Monday, December 13, 2021/ Agrahayana 22,1943 (Saka)

## QUESTION

## Schemes Sponsored by Asian Development Bank

†2498.  Shri Dilip Saikia:

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

- (a) the schemes currently being run with the assistance of the Asian Development Bank in the North Eastern States including Assam;
- (b) the amount allocated for these schemes, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed any accountability for the timely implementation of these schemes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## Answer

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

- (a) & (b) As  informed  by  Department  of  Economic  Affairs  (DEA),  Ministry  of Finance, details of  the projects currently being run with the assistance of the Asian Development  Bank  (ADB)  in North Eastern States including Assam  are at Annexure .

One project,  namely,  North  Eastern  Road  Sector  Development  Scheme-Externally Aided Project (NERSDS-EAP)  (earlier known as North East States Roads Investment  Programme)  is  under  implementation  under  the  aegis  of  Ministry  of Development of North Eastern Region.

- (c)  &  (d)   For  all  the  ADB-aided  projects,  the  DEA  organizes  periodic  or  issuespecific tripartite portfolios review meetings (TPRMs) two to three times in a calendar

year to review the implementation and progress of the projects and addresses the issues, if any. These TPRMs  are attended by the line Ministries, State Governments, project implementation agencies and ADB.

Regarding NERSDS-EAP, a mechanism for comprehensive monitoring and evaluation of the project was included in the project design itself. It includes provision for  concurrent,  mid-term  and  post-project  evaluation  for  performance  as  well  as impact of the project. The Project Implementing Units of the State Governments also submit  quarterly  progress  reports  that  are  shared  with  the  funding  agency  i.e. ADB. A Project Monitoring Unit has been set up in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and the project is reviewed on regular basis. Inspections of the project-sites have been conducted by inspection teams  with representatives of the Ministry, ADB and the State Government concerned.

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Annexure referred to in part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2498  by  Shri  Dilip  Saikia,  MP  regarding  Schemes  Sponsored  by  Asian Development Bank for answering on 13 December, 2021

## List of externally aided projects in North Eastern States with the assistance of Asian Development Bank

|   S. No. | Project Name                                                                                  | State                                              |   Net loan (US$ in million) |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|        1 | Assam Power Sector Investment Program - T3                                                    | Assam                                              |                      231    |
|        2 | Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment Program - Project 1                                     | Assam                                              |                       46.25 |
|        3 | Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment Program - (Additional Financing to Project 1)           | Assam                                              |                       26.04 |
|        4 | South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation Road Connectivity Investment Program - Project 1 | Manipur                                            |                      161.2  |
|        5 | South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation Road Connectivity Investment Program - Project 2 | Manipur                                            |                       21.8  |
|        6 | Meghalaya Power Distribution Sector Improvement Project                                       | Meghalaya                                          |                      132.8  |
|        7 | Aizawl Sustainable Urban Transport Project                                                    | Mizoram                                            |                        4.5  |
|        8 | Sikkim Major District Roads Upgradation Project                                               | Sikkim                                             |                        2.5  |
|        9 | Tripura Urban and Tourism Development Project                                                 | Tripura                                            |                        4.21 |
|       10 | Agartala City Urban Development Project                                                       | Tripura                                            |                       61    |
|       11 | North Eastern Road Sector Development Scheme-Externally Aided Project - Project 1             | Multi-States (Assam, Meghalaya and Sikkim)         |                       74.8  |
|       12 | North Eastern Road Sector Development Scheme-Externally Aided Project - Project 2             | Multi-States (Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura) |                      125.2  |