Lok Sabha Question No. 4050 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Infrastructure Development Projects
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Malook Nagar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4050

To be answered on Monday, March 28, 2022/ 7 Chaitra, 1944 (Saka)

## QUESTION

## Infrastructure Development Projects

†4050.  SHRI  MALOOK NAGAR:

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

- (a) the  number  of  infrastructure  development/other  projects  sanctioned  for  the development of North Eastern States during the last three years and the current year; and
- (b) the financial allocation made for these projects and the time by which it is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to (b)Fifty four 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 North Eastern Region (NER). The details of Budget Estimates, Revised Estimates and Actual Expenditure under 10% GBS for the last three years and the current year is given in Table 1 below.

| Table 1: Budget Estimates (BE), Revised Estimates (RE) and Actual Expenditure under 10% GBS ( Rs. in crore)   | Table 1: Budget Estimates (BE), Revised Estimates (RE) and Actual Expenditure under 10% GBS ( Rs. in crore)   | Table 1: Budget Estimates (BE), Revised Estimates (RE) and Actual Expenditure under 10% GBS ( Rs. in crore)   | Table 1: Budget Estimates (BE), Revised Estimates (RE) and Actual Expenditure under 10% GBS ( Rs. in crore)   |
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| Year                                                                                                          | Budget Estimates                                                                                              | Revised Estimates                                                                                             | Actual Expenditure                                                                                            |
| 47,994.88                                                                                                     | 47,087.95                                                                                                     | 46,054.80                                                                                                     | 2018-19                                                                                                       |
| 59,369.90                                                                                                     | 53,374.19                                                                                                     | 48,533.80                                                                                                     | 2019-20                                                                                                       |
| 60,112.11                                                                                                     | 51,270.90                                                                                                     | 48,563.82                                                                                                     | 2020-21                                                                                                       |
| 68,020.24                                                                                                     | 68,440.26                                                                                                     | 38,455.57*                                                                                                    | 2021-22                                                                                                       |

Source: Statement 11/23 of the Union Budget, various years

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

Finance.

*up to 31.12.2021, as reported by 54 Non-exempted Ministries/Departments.

Several  infrastructure  development  projects  have  been  taken  up  by  the  concerned Ministries and Departments of the Central Government in NER to enhance connectivity in the North Eastern Region. These relate to improving air connectivity, rail connectivity, road connectivity, waterway connectivity, power connectivity and telecom connectivity in the NER. These inter-alia include:

- i.  Air  connectivity: Total  28  projects  have  been  completed  from  2016-17  to  2021-22 with  the  approved  cost  of  Rs.  975.58  crore and  completion  cost  of  Rs.  979.07  crore. There are 15 ongoing projects with sanctioned  amount of Rs. 2,212.30 crore, which are likely to be completed by March 2023.
- ii.  Rail connectivity: As on 01.04.2021, 20 projects costing Rs.74,485 crore for 2,011 km  length  falling  fully/  partly  in  North  Eastern  Region  were  under  different  stages  of planning/ approval/ execution.  These include: 14 New Line Projects covering a length of  1,181  km  at  a  cost  of  Rs.56,553  crore,  out  of  which  253  km  length  has  been commissioned and an expenditure of Rs.23,994 crore incurred upto March 2021; Six Doubling/Multi-tracking  Projects  covering  a  length  of  830  km  at  a  cost  of  Rs.17,932 crore,  out  of  which  68  km  length  has  been  commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of Rs.2,880 crore incurred upto March 2021.
- iii.  Road Connectivity: A total of 4016.48 km costing Rs.58,385 crore, are ongoing in NER. These projects were undertaken during the last 5 years. The completed projects in  NER cover a length of  3099.50 km at a  cost of Rs.15,570.44 crore. The ongoing projects  are  likely  to  be  completed  by  May  2024.The  major  ongoing  Capital  Road

Connectivity projects in NER include the 4 Laning of Dimapur -Kohima Road (62.9 km) in  Nagaland;  4  laning  of  Nagaon  bypass  to  Holongi  (167  km)  in  Arunachal  Pradesh; Alternate two-lane Highway from Bagrakote to Pakyong (NH-717A) (152 km) in Sikkim; 2 laning of Aizawl - Tuipang NH-54 (351 km) in Mizoram; 4 laning of Imphal - Moreh section of NH-39 (20 km) and 2-laning of 75.4 km in Manipur. iv.  Waterway  connectivity: River  Brahmaputra  from  Dhubri  (Bangladesh  Border)  to Sadiya (891 km) was declared as National Waterway-2 (NW-2) in 1988.  The waterway is being developed with fairway of required depth and width, day and night navigation aids and terminals. The facilities created and planned would cost Rs. 461 crore during 5 years (2020-2025). River Barak was declared as National Waterway-16 (NW-16) in the year 2016.  It connects Silchar, Karimganj and Badarpur in Cachar valley of Assam with Haldia and Kolkata ports through Indo-Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) Route.  The facilities created and planned would cost Rs.145 crore during 5 years (2020-2025). v.  Power  connectivity :    'North  Eastern  Region  Power  System  Improvement  Project' (NERPSIP)  for six States (Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Nagaland)  for  strengthening  of  the  Intra-State  Transmission  and  Distribution  System (33kV and above)  and Comprehensive Scheme for Strengthening of Transmission & Distribution  Systems  in  Arunachal  Pradesh and  Sikkim  etc  are  improving    the  power connectivity in NER. Government, through various flagship schemes such as Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Integrated Power Devel opment Scheme (IPDS) is strengthening  sub-transmission and distribution infrastructure including rural electrification. "Saubhagya" scheme was launched in October, 2017 with the objective to achieve universal household electrification for providing electricity connections to all un-electrified households in rural areas and all poor households in urban areas in the country.  Since  its  launch,  26,14,659  households  have  been  electrified  in  NER  as  on 31.03.2021. BharatNet  project  is  being  implemented  in  a  phased manner  to  provide  broadband  connectivity  to  all  Gram  Panchayats  (GPs)  in  the country, including NER. The scope of the project has been recently extended up to all vi.  Telecom  connectivity: inhabited villages beyond GPs. The project is planned to be completed by 2025.

Installation work on the feasible sites for mobile connectivity in NE States, other than  Arunachal  Pradesh  and  Meghalaya,  has  been  completed.  Besides  (a)  Mobile connectivity  in  Arunachal  Pradesh  and  2  Districts  of  Assam,  with  project  timeline  of April 2023; (b) Mobile connectivity in Meghalaya and along National Highways on 4G Technology with project timeline of June 2022 -are at different stages of implementation.

In addition, various schemes are implemented by the Ministry of Development of North  Eastern  Region  viz.  North  East  Special  Infrastructure  Development  Scheme (NESIDS);  Non-Lapsable  Central  Pool  of  Resources-State  (NLCPR-State);  Hill  Area Development Programme (HADP); Social and Infrastructure Development Fund (SIDF); Special Packages  for Assam  [Bodoland  Territorial  Council  (BTC);  Dima  Hasao Autonomous  Territorial  Council  (DHATC)  and  KarbiAnglong  Autonomous  Territorial Council (KAATC)]. The details of projects sanctioned under the schemes of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region during the last three years since 2018-19 and the current year is given in Table 2 below:

| Table. 2 : Projects sanctioned under the schemes of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region during the last three years since 2018-19 and the current year (Rs. in crore)   | Table. 2 : Projects sanctioned under the schemes of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region during the last three years since 2018-19 and the current year (Rs. in crore)   | Table. 2 : Projects sanctioned under the schemes of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region during the last three years since 2018-19 and the current year (Rs. in crore)   | Table. 2 : Projects sanctioned under the schemes of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region during the last three years since 2018-19 and the current year (Rs. in crore)   | Table. 2 : Projects sanctioned under the schemes of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region during the last three years since 2018-19 and the current year (Rs. in crore)   |
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| S. No.                                                                                                                                                                              | Name of the Scheme                                                                                                                                                                  | Project sanctioned since F.Y. 2018-19                                                                                                                                               | Project sanctioned since F.Y. 2018-19                                                                                                                                               | Project sanctioned since F.Y. 2018-19                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                     | No.                                                                                                                                                                                 | Cost                                                                                                                                                                                | Funds released                                                                                                                                                                      |
| i.                                                                                                                                                                                  | North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS)                                                                                                                       | 112                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2589.14                                                                                                                                                                             | 1514.48                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ii.                                                                                                                                                                                 | Special Packages of Assam (BTC, DHATC & KAATC)                                                                                                                                      | 19                                                                                                                                                                                  | 270.4                                                                                                                                                                               | 180.94                                                                                                                                                                              |
| iii.                                                                                                                                                                                | Hill Area Development Programme (HADP)                                                                                                                                              | 41                                                                                                                                                                                  | 90                                                                                                                                                                                  | 60.36                                                                                                                                                                               |

Under Schemes of NEC, during 2016-17 to 2020-21, 215 infrastructure projects costing  Rs.  1,267.48  crore  have  been  sanctioned.    Out  of  these,  15  projects  costing Rs.93.83 crore have been completed and 200 projects costing Rs.1,173.65 crore  are at various stages of implementation.

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