Lok Sabha Question No. 5223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-04
Subject: Funds for North Eastern Council
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

## Government of  India

## Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5223

To be answered on Monday, April 4, 2022/ Chaitra 14, 1944 (Saka)

## Question

## Funds for North Eastern Council

- †5223.  SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA: Will  the  Minister  of  DEVELOPMENT  OF  NORTH  EASTERN  REGION  be pleased to state: (a) the details of the funds allocated to the North Eastern Council (NEC) during the last five years; (b) the  details  of  the  areas in  which  the  said  funds  were  spent  during  the  said period; (c) the details of the institutions and funds allocated to them since 2010 by NEC for North East Festivals; (d) the  details  of  funds  allocated  to  various  Non-Government  Organizations (NGOs) by NEC under various schemes since 2010, NGO-wise; (e) whether it is a fact that NEC has spent crores of rupees on schemes for the betterment of the tea garden workers of Assam; and if so, the details thereof including the total amount of funds spent by NEC in
- (f) different tea gardens of Assam since 2010 till date?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  summary  of  fund  allocated  for  NEC  during  the  last  five  years  is  given below:

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Financial Year   |   Revised Estimates |
|-----------|------------------|---------------------|
| 1         | 2017-18          |             1261.37 |
| 2         | 2018-19          |             1225.67 |
| 3         | 2019-20          |             1243.28 |
| 4         | 2020-21          |              852.52 |
| 5         | 2021-22          |             1133.55 |
| Total     | Total            |             5716.39 |

- (b) Three schemes of MDoNER viz. 'Schemes of NEC', North East Road Sector Development  schemes  (NERSDS),  Non-Lapsable  Pool  of  Resources-  Central (NLCPR-C)  are  being  implemented  through  NEC.  Broadly,  the  focus  sectors  as presently  under  these  schemes  are  Bamboo,  Piggery,  Regional  Tourism,  Higher Education,  Livelihood  Projects,  Science  and  Technology  interventions  in  the  NER (STINER),  Surveys & Investigations, Promotion of the North Eastern Region, road connectivity, irrigation and water management, power, art & culture etc.
- (c) A total  of  75  sanctions  for  organising  North East  Festival,  amounting  to  Rs. 31.21 crore, have been issued to various institutions since 2010. The details are at Annexure I.
- (d) A total of 78 projects/ other interventions amounting to Rs. 67.86 crore have been sanctioned by NEC to NGOs since 2010. The details are at Annexure II.
- (e) & (f) Funds approved by NEC for the betterment of the tea sector of Assam is given below:

| Sl. No.   | Name of Project                                                                                                                    |   Approved Cost (Rs. in Crore) |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1         | Pilot Project for Development of Tea, Kiwi, Floriculture, Mushroom and Pineapple in the NERCORMP project districts including Assam |                           3.8  |
| 2         | Tea Museum at Dibrugarh, Assam                                                                                                     |                           3.14 |
| Total     | Total                                                                                                                              |                           6.94 |

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|                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       | Annexure-I                                                                                            |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| The details of the institutions and funds allocated to them since 2010 by NEC for North East Festival | The details of the institutions and funds allocated to them since 2010 by NEC for North East Festival | The details of the institutions and funds allocated to them since 2010 by NEC for North East Festival |
| Sl. No.                                                                                               | Name of Institution for North East Festivals                                                          | Amount Sanctioned (Rs.in Crore)                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                     | Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC)                                                              | 0.20                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                     | Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India              | 0.08                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                     | Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship                                                                  | 0.08                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                     | Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC)                                                              | 1.00                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                     | India International Centre                                                                            | 0.50                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                     | North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project for Upland Areas (NERCORMP)                | 0.18                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                     | North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Ltd.                                        | 0.12                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                     | Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC)                                                              | 0.16                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                     | North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Ltd.                                        | 0.16                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                    | North Eastern Handicrafts & Handlooms Development Corporation Ltd.                                    | 0.02                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                    | North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project for Upland Areas (NERCORMP)                | 0.20                                                                                                  |
| 12                                                                                                    | North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project for Upland Areas (NERCORMP)                | 0.27                                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                                    | North Eastern Handicrafts & Handlooms Development Corporation Ltd.                                    | 0.04                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                    | North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project for Upland Areas (NERCORMP)                | 0.20                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                    | North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Ltd. (NERAMAC)                              | 0.16                                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                                    | Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC)                                                              | 0.72                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                    | North Eastern Handicrafts & Handlooms Development Corporation Ltd. (NEHHDC)                           | 0.18                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                    | Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India              | 0.38                                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                                    | North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project for Upland Areas (NERCORMP)                | 7.12                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                                    | Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India              | 0.30                                                                                                  |
| 21                                                                                                    | North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project for Upland Areas (NERCORMP)                | 0.97                                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                                    | North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Society                                            | 0.06                                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                                    | North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Society                                            | 0.06                                                                                                  |
| 24                                                                                                    | Department of Horticulture, Government of Manipur                                                     | 0.05                                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                                    | Indian Chamber of Commerce, North East Initiative                                                     | 0.05                                                                                                  |

|   26 | Department of Horticulture, Government of Manipur          |   0.05 |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|   27 | Department of Horticulture, Government of Manipur          |   0.17 |
|   28 | North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Society |   0.4  |
|   29 | EBADA under the Department of Horticulture, Manipur        |   0.1  |
|   30 | ICAR, Research Complex for NEH Region,                     |   0.05 |
|   31 | North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Society |   7.74 |
|   32 | EBADA under the Department of Horticulture, Manipur        |   0.1  |
|   33 | North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Society |   0.47 |
|   34 | ICAR, Research Complex for NEH Region,                     |   0.05 |
|   35 | Ukhrul Hills Development Foundation                        |   0.1  |
|   36 | Central Agricultural University                            |   0.05 |
|   37 | Office of The Horticulture Development Officer (Tea)       |   0.1  |
|   38 | EBADA under the Department of Horticulture, Manipur        |   0.1  |
|   39 | EBADA under the Department of Horticulture, Manipur        |   0.1  |
|   40 | EBADA under the Department of Horticulture, Manipur        |   0.1  |
|   41 | EBADA under the Department of Horticulture, Manipur        |   0.2  |
|   42 | EBADA under the Department of Horticulture, Manipur        |   0.1  |
|   43 | EBADA under the Department of Horticulture, Manipur        |   0.2  |
|   44 | EBADA under the Department of Horticulture, Manipur        |   0.1  |
|   45 | North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Society |   1.5  |
|   46 | Eastern Border Areas Development Authority Manipur (EBADA) |   0.2  |
|   47 | North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Society |   0.47 |
|   48 | North Eastern Hill University, Shillong                    |   0.8  |
|   49 | EBADA under the Department of Horticulture, Manipur        |   0.1  |
|   50 | Eastern Border Areas Development Authority Manipur (EBADA) |   0.1  |
|   51 | EBADA under the Department of Horticulture, Manipur        |   0.2  |
|   52 | North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Society |   0.1  |
|   53 | North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Society |   1.5  |
|   54 | Eastern Border Areas Development Authority Manipur (EBADA) |   0.15 |
|   55 | Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC)                   |   0.05 |
|   56 | MIZORAM BAMBOO MISSION                                     |   0.1  |
|   57 | Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC)                   |   0.59 |
|   58 | NERCORMP                                                   |   0.06 |

| 59    | Ukhrul Farmers Development Foundation                                    |   0.11 |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| 60    | Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Assam.            |   0.36 |
| 61    | All India Women's Education Fund Association (AIWEFA)                    |   0.05 |
| 62    | North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Ltd.,          |   0.3  |
| 63    | Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC)                                 |   0.15 |
| 64    | NERCORMP                                                                 |   0.09 |
| 65    | North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) Shillong                            |   0.07 |
| 66    | Centre for Eastern and North Eastern Regional Studies Kolkata (CENERS-K) |   0.03 |
| 67    | Aryabhatta College, New Delhi                                            |   0.03 |
| 68    | Mizoram University,Mizoram                                               |   0.07 |
| 69    | Abiogenesis Society, Dimapur, Nagaland                                   |   0.08 |
| 70    | North East Christian University, Dimapur Nagaland                        |   0.06 |
| 71    | North Eastern Hill University, Shillong                                  |   0.1  |
| 72    | Folk Fair, Odisha                                                        |   0.05 |
| 73    | Indira Gandhi Tribal University                                          |   0.09 |
| 74    | Daulat Ram College, Delhi                                                |   0.03 |
| 75    | Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi                                   |   0.1  |
| Total | Total                                                                    |  31.21 |

|                                                                                                               |                                                                                                               | Annexure-II                                                                                                   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| The Details of Funds/Financial assistance released to the NGOs for various activities of North Eastern States | The Details of Funds/Financial assistance released to the NGOs for various activities of North Eastern States | The Details of Funds/Financial assistance released to the NGOs for various activities of North Eastern States |
| Sl.No                                                                                                         | Name of the NGO                                                                                               | Amount Sanctioned (in Crore)                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                             | International Trauma care-2011                                                                                | 0.03                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                             | Indian Landslides                                                                                             | 0.08                                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                                             | Ethnic Group Nagaland (EGoN)                                                                                  | 0.10                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                             | Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya                                                                                    | 0.03                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                             | Indian Dental Association                                                                                     | 0.03                                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                                             | SECONE                                                                                                        | 0.03                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                             | Shishu Sarothi, Guwahati                                                                                      | 0.03                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                             | Guwahati Management Association                                                                               | 0.03                                                                                                          |
| 9                                                                                                             | Shillong Obstetrics & Gynecology Society(SOGS), Shillong                                                      | 0.05                                                                                                          |
| 10                                                                                                            | Electric Publications Pvt. Ltd, Guwahati                                                                      | 0.04                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                            | Policy Group for People's Rights, Dibrugarh, Assam                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                          |
| 12                                                                                                            | Manipur Olympic Association                                                                                   | 0.10                                                                                                          |
| 13                                                                                                            | Byatikram Mass Awareness and Social Development Organization, Guwahati                                        | 0.06                                                                                                          |
| 14                                                                                                            | Abhiruchi                                                                                                     | 0.05                                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                                            | Abhiruchi                                                                                                     | 0.10                                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                                            | Assam Badmintion Association                                                                                  | 0.40                                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                                            | Assam Badmintion Association                                                                                  | 0.05                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                            | Assam Hockey Nowgong Sports Association                                                                       | 0.05                                                                                                          |
| 19                                                                                                            | Assam Hockey Nowgong Sports Association                                                                       | 0.15                                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                                            | Dr. T. Ao Birth Centenary Celebration Committee                                                               | 2.17                                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                                            | All Arunachal Pradesh Carrom Association                                                                      | 0.10                                                                                                          |
| 22                                                                                                            | Arunachal Mountaineering and Adventure Sports Association                                                     | 0.15                                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                                            | Confedaration of Indian Industry                                                                              | 0.05                                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                                            | Moreau Institute of Integral Training and Research Society                                                    | 0.20                                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                                            | Nagaland State Rifle Association                                                                              | 4.79                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                            | North east India Mission Association                                                                          | 1.94                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                            | Run Meghalaya Association                                                                                     | 0.22                                                                                                          |
| 28                                                                                                            | Shillong Sports Association                                                                                   | 0.15                                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                                            | Tangkhul Naga Society, Delhi                                                                                  | 0.08                                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                                            | Tangkhul Naga Society, Delhi                                                                                  | 0.35                                                                                                          |
| 31                                                                                                            | Tangkhul Naga Society, Delhi                                                                                  | 0.25                                                                                                          |
| 32                                                                                                            | Tangkhul Naga Society, Delhi                                                                                  | 0.60                                                                                                          |
| 33                                                                                                            | Travel Agents Association of Sikkim(TAAS)                                                                     | 0.72                                                                                                          |
| 34                                                                                                            | Higher and Technical Institute, Mizoram (HATIM)                                                               | 0.08                                                                                                          |
| 35                                                                                                            | TREND MMS                                                                                                     | 0.10                                                                                                          |
| 36                                                                                                            | Ukhrul Hills Development Foundation                                                                           | 0.10                                                                                                          |
| 37                                                                                                            | Eastern Beats Music Society                                                                                   | 0.10                                                                                                          |
| 38                                                                                                            | TREND MMS                                                                                                     | 0.77                                                                                                          |

| 39    | Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts                                     |    1.00 |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 40    | Ranglong Youth Association                                                     |  0.11   |
| 41    | Chiko Adventures                                                               |  0.09   |
| 42    | Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy                                         |  0.2    |
| 43    | Ayang Music Society                                                            |  0.1    |
| 44    | Jeevan Initiative                                                              |  0.1    |
| 45    | Vibgyor N.E. Foundation                                                        |  0.09   |
| 46    | Pi Fangi Tourism Development Agency                                            |  1.07   |
| 47    | Mizoram Aero Sports Association                                                |  4.68   |
| 48    | Trend MMS                                                                      |  0.25   |
| 49    | Travel Agents Association of Sikkim (TAAS)                                     |  1.5    |
| 50    | International Friendship Car Rally Association                                 |  0.3    |
| 51    | Ukhrul Hills Development Foundation (UHDF)                                     |  0.1    |
| 52    | Ukhrul Hills Development Foundation (UHDF), Ukhrul, Manipur                    |  0.07   |
| 53    | B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati                                          |  8.87   |
| 54    | B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati                                          |  4.78   |
| 55    | B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati                                          |  4.78   |
| 56    | B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati                                          |  8.12   |
| 57    | B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati                                          |  8      |
| 58    | Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Assam                                        |  1.78   |
| 59    | Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Assam                                        |  1.3    |
| 60    | Seva Bharati Purbanchal, Guwahati                                              |  0.1    |
| 61    | Makunda Chriatian Leprosy and General Hospital, Bazaricherra, Karimganj, Assam |  4.61   |
| 62    | Seva Bharati Purbanchal, Guwahati                                              |  0.08   |
| 63    | BRAWFED                                                                        |  0.2525 |
| 64    | Guwahati Tea Auction Centre                                                    |  0.2    |
| 65    | MIZORAM BAMBOO MISSION                                                         |  0.1    |
| 66    | Sreemanta Sankar Mission, Guwahati                                             |  0      |
| 67    | Anwesha, NGO, Guwahati.                                                        |  0.05   |
| 68    | Tangkhul Naga Society Community, Shillong                                      |  0.02   |
| 69    | International Centre Goa,                                                      |  0.05   |
| 70    | International Centre, Goa                                                      |  0.05   |
| 71    | Central Calcutta Science & Cultural Organization for Youth, Kolkata            |  0.03   |
| 72    | Dhauli Review Trust, Odisha                                                    |  0.1    |
| 73    | Phoenix Rising, Arunachal Pradesh                                              |  0.1    |
| 74    | Debdhara, Delhi                                                                |  0.05   |
| 75    | Lou Majaw Foundation, Shillong                                                 |  0.05   |
| 76    | Mising Takam Cultural Development Society, Assam                               |  0.1    |
| 77    | Abiogenesis Society, Dimapur, Nagaland                                         |  0.1    |
| 78    | My Home India, Maharashtra                                                     |  0.2    |
| Total |                                                                                | 67.86   |