Lok Sabha Question No. 1420 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Pending Schemes in NER
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.1420

To be answered on

Wednesday, July 28, 2021/Sravana 6, 1943 (Saka)

## QUESTION PENDING SCHEMES IN NER

## 1420.  SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

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

- (a) the names, amount, status and number of schemes sanctioned and pending to be completed in all the States in the North Eastern Region (NER) as on date;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to complete all the long pending  Schemes in the NER; and
- (c) the  schemes  sanctioned  and  implemented  in  skill  development  and  capacity building for the youth of NER as on date?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  details  of  projects  sanctioned  by  Ministry  of  Development  of  North  Eastern Region (DoNER), and pending to be completed under various Schemes implemented by it, are as under:

| Sl. No   | Scheme                                                                                                                                                                      | Projects Sanctioned   | Projects Sanctioned   | Projects Completed   | Projects Completed   | Projects Ongoing   | Projects Ongoing    |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
| Sl. No   | Scheme                                                                                                                                                                      | No.                   | Cost (Rs. in crore)   | No.                  | Cost (Rs. in crore)  | No.                | Cost (Rs. in crore) |
| 1        | North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme(NESIDS)                                                                                                                | 99                    | 2452.62               | -                    | -                    | 99                 | 2452.62             |
| 2        | Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources- State(NLCPR-State)                                                                                                                  | 1635                  | 16233.79              | 1193                 | 9420.61              | 442                | 6813.18             |
| 3        | Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources- State(NLCPR-Central)                                                                                                                | 7                     | 1233.327              | 2                    | 304.87               | 5                  | 928.457             |
| 4        | North East Road Sector Development Scheme- Externally Aided Project (NERSDS-EAP) (Earlier known as North Eastern States Road Investment Project (NESRIP) scheme)            | 12                    | 2144.56               | 11                   | 2004.72              | 1                  | 139.84              |
| 5        | Special Infrastructure Development Fund (SIDF)                                                                                                                              | 37                    | 587.36                | 22                   | 410.06               | 15                 | 177.30              |
| 6        | Special Packages for Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), Dima Hasao Autonomous Territorial Council (DHATC) and Karbi Anglong Autonomous Territorial Council(KAATC) of Assam | 101                   | 1156.34               | 53                   | 576.45               | 48                 | 579.89              |
| 7        | Hill Area Development Programme (HADP)                                                                                                                                      | 41                    | 90.00                 | -                    | -                    | 41                 | 90                  |
| 8        | Schemes of North Eastern Council (NEC)                                                                                                                                      | 1422                  | 12488.02              | 760                  | 6055.79              | 662                | 6432.23             |
| 9        | North East Road Sector Development Scheme (NERSDS)                                                                                                                          | 24                    | 1566.74               | 2                    | 62.96                | 22                 | 1503.78             |

(b) The  Ministry  has  taken  many  initiatives  to  ensure  completion  of  the  ongoing projects.  Releases  of  funds  for  the  projects  are  done  in  stages  which  are  linked  to physical  and  financial  progress  of  the  work.  Ministry  is  releasing  funds  to  State Governments under its schemes through Public Finance Management System (PFMS) to  ensure    'just  in  time'    release  for  better  monitoring.  Further,  State  Governments  of NER  have  also  been  instructed  to  implement  Expenditure-Advance-Transfer  (EAT)

modules of PFMS for tracking of funds released under the schemes. In addition, senior Officers of the Ministry conduct regular review meetings with state governments and go for field visits for monitoring the progress of the projects. Ministry has designated Nodal Officers and Chief Nodal Officers for each NER State for better coordination with State Governments and to facilitate execution of  the projects in respective states.

(c) Under  Skill  India  Mission,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE)  is  implementing  a  flagship  scheme  called  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). PMKVY (2015-16) was designed as a skill certification and reward scheme with an aim to enable and mobilize a large number of Indian youth to take up skill  training  and  become  employable  for  sustainable  livelihood.  The  scheme  was formally closed on 20.08.2019. Owing to the success of PMKVY 1.0, MSDE launched the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 2.0) 2016-20 with an objective to provide skilling to one crore prospective youth under the placement linked Short Term Training (STT) courses and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) through accredited and affiliated  training  centers  (TCs)  throughout  the  country  including  the  North-Eastern Region  (NER).  10.39  lakh  candidates  have  been  trained  in  the  NER  States  under PMKVY 2.0 as on 10.07.2021. Further, under third phase of PMKVY, i.e., PMKVY 3.0 launched on 15.01.2021, the demand driven and bottom up approach has been taken up  to  boost  demand  for  local  jobs.  In  addition,  informed  choices  /  aspirations  of  the candidates  have  been  given  primacy  which  aims  to  support  the  self-employment  as well. 15,219 candidates have been trained in the NER States under PMKVY 3.0, as on 10.07.2021.

Department    of  Youth  Affairs,  Government  of  India  is  implementing  National Program for  Youth  &  Adolscents  Development  (NPYAD),  a  sub-scheme  of  Rashtriya Yuva  Sashaktikaran  Karyakram(RYSK).  The  scheme  is  aimed  at  development  of leadership  &  personality,  promotion  of  national  integration,  promotion  of  adventure, development & empowerment of Adolescents and Technical & Resource Development in entire country including NER. Financial assistance is provided to various organizations/institutions/departments for promotion and development of youth.

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