Lok Sabha Question No. 1658 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: PM-DevINE
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1658

To be answered on

Monday , February 13, 2023/ Magha 24, 1944 (Saka)

## QUESTION PM-DevINE

## 1658. SHRI  PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI SHRI SANGAM  LAL GUPTA

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  newly  approved  Prime  Minister's  Development  Initiative  for North East Region (PM-DevINE) Scheme;
- (b) the details of  projects planned and already underway under PM-DevINE; and
- (c) the details  of other schemes initiated by the Government for development of the North East Region during the last eight years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Prime Minister's Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE) was announced  as  a  new  Scheme  in  the  Union  Budget  2022-23.  The  approval  of  the Cabinet was accorded for the PM-DevINE Scheme on 12 October, 2022. It is a Central Sector Scheme with 100% Central funding, and has an outlay of Rs. 6,600 crore for the 4 year period  from 2022-23  to  2025-26  (remaining  years  of the 15 th   Finance Commission period).

The objectives of PM-DevINE are to: (i) Fund infrastructure convergently, in the spirit of PM GatiShakti; (ii) Support social development projects based on felt needs of the NER; (iii) Enable livelihood activities for youth and women; and (iv) Fill the development gaps in various sectors. PM-DevINE will lead to creation of infrastructure, support industries, social development projects and create livelihood activities for youth and women, thus leading to income and employment generation.

PM-DevINE  is an additionality to the quantum  of resources available for the development  of  the  NER.  It  will  not  be  a  substitute  for  existing  Central  and  State Schemes.  PM-DevINE  scheme  will  be  implemented  by  Ministry  of  DoNER  through North Eastern Council or Central Ministries/agencies or State Government agencies. To limit  construction  risks  of  time  and  cost  overrun  falling  on  the  Government,  projects would  be  implemented  on  Engineering-Procurement-Construction  (EPC)  basis,  to  the extent possible. To ensure sustainability of PM-DevINE projects, adequate arrangements for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of the assets will be made.

(b) For  FY  2022-23,  eleven  projects  (details  in Annexure-I), including  the seven projects announced in Budget 2022-23, have been selected for sanction.

(c) To  ensure  a  quantum  jump  in  budgetary  resource  flows  to  the  North  Eastern Region to fill  the  backlog  and  gaps  in  basic  minimum  services  and  infrastructure,  55 non-exempted Central Ministries/Departments, are mandated to spend atleast 10% of their  Gross  Budgetary  Support  (GBS)  for  Central  Sector  and  Centrally  Sponsored Schemes in NER. The total expenditure in NER in the last 8 years (2014-15 to 2021-22) under  10%  GBS  has  been  over  Rs.3.36  lakh  crore.  The  details  of  Budget  Estimate, Revised Estimate and Actual Expenditure under 10% GBS during the last eight years from 2014-15 to 2021-22 is given in Annexure-II.

The other schemes initiated by the  Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) during the last eight years for development of the North East Region are:

(i) North  Eastern  Special  Infrastructure  Development  Scheme  (NESIDS)  during 2017-18; and

(ii) North East Road Sector Development Scheme (NERSDS) through North Eastern Council (NEC) in 2015-16.

Under  NESIDS,  145  projects  have  been  approved/sanctioned  for  a  total  cost  of Rs.3,392.98 crore since inception. Out of these, 06 projects worth Rs.129.50 crore have been completed. Under NERSDS, a total of 29 projects costing Rs.1,939.54 crore for a length  of  about  564.62  km  have  been  sanctioned,  out  of  which  2  projects  costing Rs.62.97 crore for a length of 19.13 km have been completed.

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| Annexure-I to Part (b) of the Reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1658 dated 13.02.2023 regarding PM-DevINE   | Annexure-I to Part (b) of the Reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1658 dated 13.02.2023 regarding PM-DevINE                                                                                                                 | Annexure-I to Part (b) of the Reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1658 dated 13.02.2023 regarding PM-DevINE   |
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| S. No.                                                                                                              | Name of the project                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Approved Cost (in Rs. crore)                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                                   | Establishment of Dedicated Services for the Management of Pediatric and Adult Hematolymphoid Cancers in North East India, at Dr. B.Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI), Guwahati                                                      | 129.00                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                   | NECTAR Livelihood Improvement Project (Multi-State): Value Chain on Utilization of Banana Pseudo Stem for Value-Added Products.                                                                                                   | 67.00                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                   | Promoting Scientific Organic Agriculture in North East India, using Improved Farming Technique & Digital Data Management through Capacity Building of Farmers and Facilitating Certification.(Multi State)                        | 45.00                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                   | Construction of Aizwal By-pass on Western Side in Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                         | 500.00                                                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                                                   | Construction and upgradation of Bamboo Link Roads- from Tuirial Airfield to North Chaltlang (18 km) at a cost of Rs. 33.58 crore ; and from Lengpui to Saiphal Bamboo Plantation (41 km) at a cost of Rs. 66.42 crore, in Mizoram | 100.00                                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                                   | Gap funding for Passenger Ropeway System from Pelling to Sanga-Choeling in West Sikkim                                                                                                                                            | 64.00                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                   | Gap funding for Passenger Ropeway from Dhapper to Bhaleydunga in South Sikkim                                                                                                                                                     | 58.00                                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                                   | Transformation of 20 schools as Centre of Excellence in the Kamrup District of Assam by Public Works Department, Government of Assam                                                                                              | 132.86                                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                                   | Construction of new four-lane road and conversion of existing two-lane road into four-lane with cycling tracks, utility ducts, footpaths, etc. at New Shillong Township by Directorate of Urban Affairs, Government of Meghalaya  | 146.79                                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                                                  | Livelihood projects relating to Special Development of Eastern Nagaland by Department of Under Developed Areas (DUDA), Government of Nagaland                                                                                     | 180.00                                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                                                  | Establishment of Solar Micro Grid for supply of reliable power to Remote Habitations in Tripura by Department of Power, Government of Tripura                                                                                     | 80.79                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                     | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1503.44                                                                                                             |

## Annexure-II  to Part (c) of the  Reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1658 dated 13.02.2023 regarding PM-DevINE

## Budget Estimate (BE), Revised Estimate (RE) and Actual Expenditure under 10% Gross Budgetary Support

( Rs. in crore)

| Year      | Budget Estimate   | Revised Estimate   | Actual Expenditure   | Actual Expenditure as %of RE   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|
| 36,107.56 | 27,359.17         | 24,819.18          | 90.72                | 2014-15                        |
| 29,087.93 | 29,669.22         | 28,673.73          | 96.64                | 2015-16                        |
| 29,124.79 | 32,180.08         | 29,367.90          | 91.26                | 2016-17                        |
| 43,244.64 | 40,971.69         | 39,753.44          | 97.03                | 2017-18                        |
| 47,994.88 | 47,087.95         | 46,054.80          | 97.81                | 2018-19                        |
| 59,369.90 | 53,374.19         | 48,533.80          | 90.93                | 2019-20                        |
| 60,112.11 | 51,270.90         | 48,563.82          | 94.72                | 2020-21                        |
| 68,020.24 | 68,440.26         | 70,874.32          | 103.56               | 2021-22                        |
|           |                   | 3,36,640.99        |                      | Total                          |

Source:

Statement

11/23

of

Union

Budget,

various

years

Note: Actual Expenditure figures are provisional and subject to vetting by Ministry of Finance.