Lok Sabha Question No. 660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-23
Subject: Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao Infrastructure Projects
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Shri Amarsing Tisso

## Government of India

## Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.660

To be answered on

## Wednesday, July 23, 2025/Sravana 1, 1947 (Saka)

## QUESTION

## Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao Infrastructure Projects

## 660.  Shri  Amarsing Tisso:

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

- (a) the details of infrastructure projects taken up in Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao under North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS);
- (b)
- (c)

the total funds allocated and utilised during the last three years; whether any new projects have been proposed for the current financial year; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER The Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Sukanta Majumdar]

(a) to (d)  Under the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS), seven  projects  have  been  sanctioned  in  Karbi  Anglong  and  Dima  Hasao  region,  the details of which are annexed.

The  Government  had  sanctioned  Special  Development  Packages  (SDPs)  of ₹350  crore  and  ₹200  crore  in  respect  of  Dima  Hasao  Autonomous  Territorial  Council (DHATC) in 2012 and Karbi Anglong Autonomous Territorial Council (KAATC) in 2011 respectively, and a number of projects were taken up under these packages. Further, the Government sanctioned a new development package for the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Territorial Council (KAATC) of ₹500 crore in 2021, under which additional infrastructure projects have been taken up.

In  addition,  a  number  of  infrastructure  projects  have  been  taken  up  by  other Central  Ministries/  Departments  in  the  North  Eastern  Region,  inter-alia,  including  the Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao region under their relevant schemes/programmes.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO    PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  660  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  23 rd   JULY,  2025 REGARDING 'KARBI ANGLONG AND DIMA HASAO INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS'

## Details of the projects sanctioned in the Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao region

| S.No   | Project Name                                                                                                                                     | State   | Scheme       |   Sanctioned Cost (₹ In Cr.) |   Expenditure in the last 3 years (₹in Cr.) |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Infrastructure Development of Greater Kheroni Piped water Supply Scheme in Karbi Anglong                                                         | ASSAM   | NESIDS-OTRI  |                        21.88 |                                       21.28 |
| 2      | Improvement and Upgradation of road from Rajagaon to Dalimbari in West Karbi Anglong District (L-24.72KM)                                        | ASSAM   | NESIDS-ROADS |                        80.73 |                                       33.59 |
| 3      | Transformation of school (50 nos) of the State as Center of Excellence                                                                           | ASSAM   | NESIDS-OTRI  |                       400    |                                      191.25 |
| 4      | Infrastructure Development of 65 Secondary School for construction of new school buildings                                                       | ASSAM   | NESIDS-OTRI  |                       455    |                                        0    |
| 5      | Construction of RCC Bridge No. 3/1 on the road from NH- 39 Silonijan State Dispensary to Dhansiri Par Ghat via Panika Basti (including approach) | ASSAM   | NESIDS-ROADS |                        20.59 |                                       18.42 |
| 6      | C/o New Road from Chowkikhola to Tarapung via Borpung (L : 50.52KM)                                                                              | ASSAM   | NESIDS-ROADS |                       202.9  |                                       49.13 |
| 7      | Construction of Double Lane Road from Lanka to Umrangso via Diyungmukh, Haflong Tinali and Panimur                                               | ASSAM   | NESIDS-ROADS |                       227.17 |                                      137.28 |
| Total  | Total                                                                                                                                            | Total   | Total        |                      1408.27 |                                      450.95 |