Lok Sabha Question No. 1868 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: PM-DevINE for North East
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Jayanta Kumar Roy, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sukanta Majumdar, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Bhola Singh, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1868

To be answered on Monday, March 14, 2022/ 23 Phalguna, 1943 (Saka)

## QUESTION PM-DevINE for North East

1868.   DR.JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

DR.SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA):

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

- (a) whether the Government has proposed to implement the scheme, namely Prime Minister's Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the PM-DevINE is proposed to fund infrastructure, in the spirit  of  PM GatiShakti and social development projects in North-East;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government under PM-DevINE including the budgetary provisions made therein?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e) Yes Sir. A new scheme, Prime Minister's Development Initiative for North East (or PM-DevINE) has been announced in Union Budget 2022-23, which will fund infrastructure in the spirit of PM Gati Shakti, and social development projects based on felt  needs of the North-East. PM-DevINE will enable livelihood activities for youth and women by filling the gaps in various sectors, but it will not be a substitute for existing Central or State schemes. An initial allocation of Rs.1,500 crore has been made, as per Budget speech for 2022-23; and the initial list of projects is given in Table 1 below.

| Table 1: Initial list of Projects under PMDevINE   | Table 1: Initial list of Projects under PMDevINE                                                                                                   | Table 1: Initial list of Projects under PMDevINE   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No                                             | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                | Total tentative cost (in Rs. crore)                |
| 1                                                  | Establishment of Dedicated Services for the Management of Paediatric and Adult Haemotolymphoid Cancers in North East India, Guwahati (Multi-State) | 129                                                |
| 2                                                  | NECTAR Livelihood Improvement Project (Multi-State)                                                                                                | 67                                                 |
| 3                                                  | Promoting Scientific Organic Agriculture in North East India (Multi-State)                                                                         | 45                                                 |
| 4                                                  | Construction of Aizawl By-pass on Western Side                                                                                                     | 500                                                |
| 5                                                  | Gap funding for Passenger Ropeway system for Pelling to Sanga-Choeling in West Sikkim                                                              | 64                                                 |
| 6                                                  | Gap funding for Eco-friendly Ropeway (Cable Car) from Dhapper to Bhaleydhunga in South Sikkim                                                      | 58                                                 |
| 7                                                  | Pilot Project for Construction of Bamboo Link Road at Different Locations in Various Districts in the State of Mizoram                             | 100                                                |
| 8                                                  | Others (to be identified)                                                                                                                          | 537                                                |
|                                                    | Total                                                                                                                                              | 1,500                                              |

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