Lok Sabha Question No. 1245 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: New Industrial Policy for North East
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1245. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2022.

## NEW INDUSTIRAL POLICY FOR NORTH EAST

## 1245.  SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the status of the release of the New Industrial Policy for the North East;
- (b) the details of the implementation of the North East Industrial Development Scheme 2017;
- (c) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under this scheme in Assam since its inception;
- (d) the details of the total number of industrial units set up since the inception of the scheme;
- (e) the details of the amount of investment generated in the private sector since the inception of the scheme; and
- (f) the details of the GST refunds given to the industries since the inception of the scheme and the details of the pending GST returns?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a): Sir,  series of meeting have been held including with State Governments of the North Eastern Region. Further, the North East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS), 2017 has been evaluated by Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), NITI Aayog and the draft report has been shared by them with the Department.
- (b): North East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS), 2017 was notified on 12.04.2018 for a period of five years (01.04.2017 to 31.03.2022) with an aim to boost industrialization (in both manufacturing and service sector) in the North Eastern States. The Empowered  Committee grants the registration to the eligible industrial units. The registration module inviting applications from new industrial units is closed on 31.03.2022 and a total of 1211 applications were received on the NEIDS portal. As on 30.11.2022, 858 applications  have  been  granted  registration  for  availing  the  benefits under the scheme.
- (c): An amount of Rs. 64.40 crore has been sanctioned and released to the State of Assam out of total Rs. 196 Crore allocated under NEIDS, 2017 so far.
- (d): As on 30.11.2022, 858 industrial units have been granted registration to avail the benefits under the scheme. State-wise information is as under:
- (e): Details of the proposed investment by applicant units as per NEIDS portal since inception of the scheme are as under:
- (f): No  claims  have  been  received  from  the  concerned  State  Governments under  GST  component  of  the  scheme  so  far.  However,  as  on  date,  28 claims under GST component have been received at the level of District Industries Centers of the concerned State Governments.

| STATE             |   NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS REGISTERED |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                  16 |
| ASSAM             |                                 700 |
| MANIPUR           |                                  08 |
| MEGHALAYA         |                                  26 |
| TRIPURA           |                                  61 |
| SIKKIM            |                                  23 |
| MIZORAM           |                                  20 |
| NAGALAND          |                                  04 |
| TOTAL             |                                 858 |

| Proposed Investment                            |   (amount in Rs. Crore) |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| By 1211 number of applications filed on Portal |                10209.3  |
| By 858 number of units granted registration    |                 6436.62 |

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