Lok Sabha Question No. 3191 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-19
Subject: Projects under PM-DevINE
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Shri Tapir Gao

## Government of India

## Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3191

To be answered on

Wednesday, March 19, 2025/Phalguna 28, 1946 (Saka)

## QUESTION Projects under PM-DevINE

3191.  Shri Tapir Gao:

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

- (a) the  mechanisms  in  place  to  ensure  timely  execution  and  quality  control  of  the projects  under  Prime  Minister's  Development  Initiative  for  North-East  Region  (PMDevINE);
- (b) the  steps  being  taken  to  address  administrative  and  logistical  bottlenecks  in States like Manipur and Meghalaya;
- (c) the  measures  being  taken  to  ensure  that  infrastructure  projects  under  PMDevINE incorporate sustainable and eco-friendly practices; and
- (d) whether implementation of PM-DevINE projects contribute employment generation  and  economic  development  in  the  North  Eastern  Region  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER The Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## [ Dr. Sukanta Majumdar ]

- (a) The projects sanctioned under PM-DevINE are executed by the State Governments/Implementing  Agencies  (IAs)  concerned  in  the  North  Eastern  Region  (NER) and the primary responsibility of monitoring of these projects lies with the concerned State Governments/IAs.

The MDoNER also closely monitors the progress of the ongoing projects under PMDevINE at different levels. The officials of Ministry of DoNER/NEC carry out inspection of the select projects on a regular basis.

The Field Technical Support Units (FTSU) have been set up by the Ministry in all the 08 NE States, who regularly interact with project Implementing Agencies and maintain and update  the  database  of  projects  on  Gati  Shakti  Portal  of  MDoNER,  and  also  carry  out inspections of the ongoing projects.

In order to further strengthen the monitoring mechanism and to ensure quality control of  the  ongoing  projects  under  the  various  schemes  of  MDoNER  inter-alia  including  PMDevINE,  the  Project  Quality  Monitors/Third  Party  Technical  Inspection  (PQM/TPTI)  Units have been engaged.

(b) To address administrative and logistical  bottlenecks for  the projects  sanctioned  under PM-DevINE  in  NER  including  Manipur  and  Meghalaya  States,  State  Level  Empowered Committee  (SLEC)  under  the  chairpersonship  of  Chief  Secretary  of  concerned  State  and Empowered  Inter-Ministerial  Committee  (EIMC)  under  the  Chairpersonship  of  Secretary, MDoNER have been constituted at State Level and Centre Level respectively.

(c) Sanctioning of projects under PM-DevINE requires vetting of the DPR of a project by institute of repute like IIT, NIT etc. and subsequently recommended by SLEC and EIMC. This ensures that the project contains sustainability plan, targeted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Statutory clearances like environment and forest clearance etc. so that the projects sanctioned under PM-DevINE are sustainable and eco-friendly.

(d) Projects  sanctioned  under  PM-DevINE  include  those  relating  to  education,  health, tourism, connectivity and livelihood, which directly or indirectly improve employment generation and economic development in the NER.

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