Lok Sabha Question No. 1878 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-11
Subject: Funds under NESIDS
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Shri Karti P Chidambaram

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1878

To be answered on

Wednesday, February 11, 2026/Magha 22, 1947 (Saka)

## QUESTION Funds under NESIDS

## 1878.  Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka: Shri Karti P Chidambaram:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  outstanding  balances  for  all  ongoing  North-East  Special Infrastructure  Development  Scheme  (NESIDS) projects  as  on  31  December  2025, State and sector-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  the  identified  projects  where  more  than  50  per  cent  of  the approved  cost  remains  unspent  despite  receiving  sanctions  more  than  two  years earlier;
- (c) the  number  of  projects  that are currently delayed  beyond  the  original completion timeline, State-wise; and
- (d) the details of the sectoral allocation since its inception, Year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) The North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) was approved as a new Central Sector Scheme in 2017-18 and restructured into two

components viz. NESIDS (Roads) and NESIDS (Other than Roads Infrastructure) in 2022-23.The  State-wise  and  sector-wise  outstanding  balances  against  sanctioned projects under NESIDS, as on 31.12.2025, are annexed. As  on  31.12.2025,  there  are  3  projects  under  NESIDS  (Roads)  and  27 projects  under  NESIDS  (OTRI)  that  had  been  sanctioned  more  than  2  years  ago, where more than 50% of the sanctioned cost is unspent. The implementation period of the projects sanctioned under NESIDS depends upon various factors such as the geographical location, terrain, availability of land, mandatory statutory clearances, removal of obstacles, financial closures etc. Under NESIDS (Roads), specific gap-funding is provided to the NER states for  the  construction  of  roads  and  bridges  that  are  not  getting  covered  under  any other scheme of Government of India. Under NESIDS (OTRI), projects leading to the creation  of  infrastructure  for  Primary  and  Secondary  Health  Care,  Primary  and Secondary Education, Water Supply, Solid Waste Management, Industrial Development, Civil Aviation, Sports, Telecom etc. are considered for sanction. The selection of projects across sectors are done by the concerned State Governments of NER as per their priority.

Under NESIDS, a normative outlay has been provisioned for each of the North Eastern States based on weightage that is derived on the parameters such as area, population, human development index, road density (per 1000 sq. km.), percentage of  census  of  villages  electrified,  number  of  hospital  beds  (allopathy)  per  1000 persons and percentage of household having safe drinking water.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1878 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 11 th  FEBRUARY, 2026 REGARDING 'FUNDS UNDER NESIDS'

## State-wise outstanding balances for all Ongoing NESIDS Projects

| S.No.   | State             |   No. of Projects |   Ongoing Liability (As per admissible Central Share) (Rs. in Cr.) |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Arunachal Pradesh |                25 |                                                             395.37 |
| 2       | Assam             |                35 |                                                            1012.87 |
| 3       | Manipur           |                25 |                                                             441.38 |
| 4       | Meghalaya         |                13 |                                                             258.05 |
| 5       | Mizoram           |                24 |                                                             275.81 |
| 6       | Nagaland          |                20 |                                                             406.09 |
| 7       | Sikkim            |                 7 |                                                             107.9  |
| 8       | Tripura           |                18 |                                                             308.71 |
| Total   | Total             |               167 |                                                            3206.18 |

## Sector-wise outstanding balances for all Ongoing NESIDS Projects

| S.No.   | Sector                 |   No. of Projects |   Ongoing Liability (As per admissible Central Share) (Rs. in Cr.) |
|---------|------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Civil Aviation         |                 1 |                                                              12    |
| 2       | Digital Connectivity   |                 2 |                                                              49.79 |
| 3       | Education              |                35 |                                                             774.55 |
| 4       | Health                 |                36 |                                                             317.87 |
| 5       | Power                  |                10 |                                                             211.88 |
| 6       | Roads and Bridges      |                53 |                                                            1402.11 |
| 7       | Sports                 |                 4 |                                                             118.98 |
| 8       | Tourism and Culture    |                 4 |                                                              95.91 |
| 9       | Solid Waste Management |                 1 |                                                              49.19 |
| 10      | Water Supply           |                21 |                                                             173.9  |
| Total   | Total                  |               167 |                                                            3206.18 |

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