Lok Sabha Question No. 1660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: Objectives of Rising North East Investers Summit, 2025
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Khagen Murmu, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana

## Government of India

## Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1660

To be answered on

Wednesday, July 30, 2025/Sravana 8, 1947 (Saka)

## QUESTION Objectives of Rising North East Investers Summit, 2025

## †1660. Shri Dineshbhai Makwana:

Shri Dilip Saikia:

Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato:

Shri Khagen Murmu:

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

- (a) the  main  objectives  and  major  outcomes of  the  Rising  North  East  Investors Summit, 2025 related to investment;
- (b) the details of the name of the sectors targeted during the said summit; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  renewable  energy  projects  launched  recently  or  under development stage in the North East region?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) organized Rising  Northeast  Investors  Summit  2025  to  catalyze  trade  and  investment  in  the North  Eastern  Region.  The  focus  sectors  of  the  summit  identified  for  attracting investment  in  the  North  Eastern  Region  were  Tourism  and  Hospitality;  Agro-Food Processing  &  allied  sectors;  Textiles,  Handloom  and  Handicrafts;  Healthcare; Education  and  Skill  Development;  IT/ITeS;  Entertainment  &  Sports;  Infrastructure and  Logistics;  and  Energy.  Collectively,  the  Summit  and  its  pre-event  roadshows garnered investment interests of ₹ 4.48 lakh crore through Memoranda of Understanding  (MoU),  letters  of  intent,  and  qualified  leads  from private investors, public sector undertakings, and major industrial conglomerates.

- (c) The  details  of  renewable  energy  projects  in  North  Eastern  Region  are  as follows:

|   S. No. | Scheme                                                                 | Sanctioned /Applications                                | Installed                                  |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|        1 | PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana as on 24.07.2025                      | 379074 nos. of rooftop solar applications               | 27768 nos. rooftop solar systems installed |
|        2 | PM KUSUM: Component A (as on 30.06.2025)                               | 7MW sanctioned                                          | Nil                                        |
|        3 | PM KUSUM: Component B (as on 30.06.2025)                               | 21745 nos. of solar pumps sanctioned                    | 5829 nos. of solar pumps installed         |
|        4 | PM KUSUM: Component C: Individual Pump Solarisation (as on 30.06.2025) | 3600 nos. of grid connected Solar Pumps sanctioned      | 285 nos. of grid connected pumps solarized |
|        5 | Solar Park (as on 30.06.2025)                                          | 20MW sanctioned                                         | 20MW installed                             |
|        6 | PM JANMAN (as on 30.06.2025)                                           | 1703 households sanctioned for off grid electrification | 310 households have been electrified       |
|        7 | Bio gas Programme (as on 30.06.2025)                                   | 5300 nos. of bio gas plants                             | 916 nos. of bio gas plants                 |

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