Lok Sabha Question No. 2664 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: Proposals under North East Council Funds
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Shri Biplab Kumar Deb

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2664

To be answered on Thursday, December 11, 2024/20 Agrahayana, 1946 (Saka)

## QUESTION

## Proposals under North East Council Funds

## 2664.  Shri Biplab Kumar Deb

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

- (a) the details of the proposals received, approved and completed under the North East Council (NEC) funds during the last five years; and
- (b) the details of funds sanctioned under NEC Funds during each of the last five years and State-wise?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State of  the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (Dr. Sukanta Majumdar)

- (a) A  total  of  927  proposals  worth  Rs.  8585.67  crore  were  received  by  NEC,  590 projects worth Rs. 2853.90 crore were sanctioned and 121 projects costing Rs. 367.23 crore were completed/closed under schemes of NEC during last five years (2019-20 to 2023-24).    Likewise,  under  North  East  Special  Infrastructure  Development  Scheme (NESIDS)-Roads,  a  total  of  209  projects  worth  Rs.14406.35  crore  were  received,  69 projects  worth  Rs.  3545.12  crore  were  sanctioned  and  12  projects  worth  Rs.  551.75 crore were completed.
- b) Thedetails of  funds  released  during  each  of  the  last  five  years  and  state  wise under 'Schemes of NEC' and 'NESIDS-Roads' are given below:

## Details offunds released during each of the last five years

| Year    |   Funds Released (Schemes of NEC + NESIDS(Roads)) (Rs. in crore) |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                                                          1243.28 |
| 2020-21 |                                                           852.52 |
| 2021-22 |                                                          1133.27 |
| 2022-23 |                                                           499.16 |
| 2023-24 |                                                          1299.84 |
| Total   |                                                          5028.07 |

## Details of funds released during last five years-Statewise

| State             |   Fund Released (Schemes of NEC + NESIDS(Roads) (Rs. in crore) |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Arunachal Pradesh |                                                         421.88 |
| Assam             |                                                         576.45 |
| Manipur           |                                                         539.99 |
| Meghalaya         |                                                         580.84 |
| Mizoram           |                                                         360.3  |
| Nagaland          |                                                         787.9  |
| Sikkim            |                                                         268.21 |
| Tripura           |                                                         585.17 |
| Other Agencies    |                                                         907.33 |
| Total             |                                                        5028.07 |

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