Lok Sabha Question No. 515 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: Development Projects
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 515

## TO BE ANSWERED ON

## Wednesday, December 2, 2015/Agrahayana 11,1937 (Saka) QUESTION

## Development Projects

## 515.  SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

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

- (a) The details of various developmental schemes/projects under various heads for the  North-Eastern  States  sanctioned,  implemented  and  under  implementation during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  schemes  and  Statewise;
- (b) The details of ongoing projects incurring time and cost overruns in these States, State-wise;
- (c) The  mechanism  put  in  place  to  monitor  and  evaluate  the  progress  of  these schemes; and
- (d) Details  about  new  proposals  of  schemes/projects  under  processing,  State/UTwise?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

- (a) &  (b) The  number  of  development  schemes/  projects  for  the  North-Eastern States  during  last  three  years  under  various  heads  are  given  at  Annexure.    Data regarding time overrun is given at column 4 of the Annexure. However, data regarding cost overrun is not centrally maintained, as the release by this Ministry is limited to the cost reflected in the initial concept/proposal.
- (c) The projects are monitored through Quarterly Project Reports(QPR), field visits by  Area  Officials/Nodal  Officials  from  DoNER,  State  Govt.  officials  and  inspections made by the Independent Quality Monitors (IQMs). Project Portal (nlcpr.mdoner.gov.in) has recently being launched for monitoring of projects under NLCPR.
- (d) Under the 'Capacity Building and Technical Assistance' programme,  14 institutions have been finalised for training of 2715 persons in the current year.

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 515 for answer on 02/12/2015.

## (i)         Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR-STATE)

2012-13

| Sl. No.   | State             |   No. of projects sanctioned |   No. of delayed projects |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                            9 |                         0 |
| 2.        | Assam             |                           41 |                        39 |
| 3.        | Manipur           |                            4 |                         3 |
| 4.        | Meghalaya         |                            4 |                         1 |
| 5.        | Mizoram           |                           16 |                        16 |
| 6.        | Nagaland          |                            5 |                         5 |
| 7.        | Sikkim            |                            7 |                         5 |
| 8.        | Tripura           |                            6 |                         6 |
|           | Total             |                           92 |                        75 |

2013-14

| Sl. No.   | State             |   No. of projects sanctioned |   No. of delayed projects |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                           24 |                         2 |
| 2.        | Assam             |                           45 |                        23 |
| 3.        | Manipur           |                           11 |                         2 |
| 4.        | Meghalaya         |                            3 |                         0 |
| 5.        | Mizoram           |                            8 |                         1 |
| 6.        | Nagaland          |                            8 |                         3 |
| 7.        | Sikkim            |                            9 |                         2 |
| 8.        | Tripura           |                            5 |                         0 |
|           | Total             |                          113 |                        33 |

2014-15

| Sl. No.   | State             |   No. of projects sanctioned |   No. of delayed projects |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                            8 |                         0 |
| 2.        | Assam             |                           18 |                         0 |
| 3.        | Manipur           |                            3 |                         0 |
| 4.        | Meghalaya         |                            2 |                         0 |
| 5.        | Mizoram           |                            5 |                         0 |
| 6.        | Nagaland          |                            1 |                         0 |
| 7.        | Sikkim            |                            2 |                         0 |
| 8.        | Tripura           |                            1 |                         0 |
|           | Total             |                           40 |                         0 |

2015-16

| Sl. No.   | State             |   No. of projects sanctioned |   No. of delayed projects |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                            1 |                         0 |
| 2.        | Assam             |                            5 |                         0 |
| 3.        | Manipur           |                            1 |                         0 |
| 4.        | Meghalaya         |                            1 |                         0 |
| 5.        | Mizoram           |                            4 |                         0 |
| 6.        | Nagaland          |                            2 |                         0 |
| 7.        | Sikkim            |                            0 |                         0 |
| 8.        | Tripura           |                            1 |                         0 |
|           | Total             |                           15 |                         0 |

Out of 92 projects sanctioned during 2012-2013, only 13 projects are complete and remaining are ongoing. Rest of the projects sanctioned during 2013-2014, 2014-2015 & 2015-2016 are all ongoing.

## (II) Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR - CENTRAL)

There  is  one  ongoing  project  in  the  NLCPR  (Central)  namely  Tuirial  Hydro Electric  Power  (60MW)  implemented  by  North  Eastern  Electricity  Power  Corporation Ltd. (NEEPCO).

## (III) North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP)

This is a World Bank funded project covering four States.

## (IV) North East State Road Investment Project (NESRIP)

NESRIP is an Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded project being implemented in six states.

## (V) North East Council (NEC) Projects

2012-13

| Sl. No.   | State             |   No. of projects sanctioned |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                           22 |
| 2.        | Assam             |                           17 |
| 3.        | Manipur           |                           19 |
| 4.        | Meghalaya         |                           15 |
| 5.        | Mizoram           |                           12 |
| 6.        | Nagaland          |                           22 |
| 7.        | Sikkim            |                            9 |
| 8.        | Tripura           |                            6 |
| 9.        | Other Agencies    |                           26 |
|           | TOTAL             |                          148 |

## 2013-14

| Sl. No.   | State             |   No. of projects sanctioned |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                           18 |
| 2.        | Assam             |                           10 |
| 3.        | Manipur           |                           20 |
| 4.        | Meghalaya         |                           12 |
| 5.        | Mizoram           |                           11 |
| 6.        | Nagaland          |                           16 |
| 7.        | Sikkim            |                            7 |
| 8.        | Tripura           |                            4 |
| 9.        | Other Agencies    |                            8 |
|           | TOTAL             |                          106 |

## 2014-15

| Sl. No.   | State             | No. of projects sanctioned   |   No. of projects sanctioned |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                              |                           12 |
| 2.        | Assam             |                              |                            7 |
| 3.        | Manipur           |                              |                           11 |
| 4.        | Meghalaya         |                              |                            3 |
| 5.        | Mizoram           |                              |                            7 |
| 6.        | Nagaland          |                              |                           10 |
| 7.        | Sikkim            |                              |                            4 |
| 8.        | Tripura           |                              |                            3 |
| 9.        | Other Agencies    |                              |                           14 |
|           | TOTAL             |                              |                           71 |

## 2015-16

| Sl. No.   | State             |   No. of projects sanctioned |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                           11 |
| 2.        | Assam             |                            1 |
| 3.        | Manipur           |                            7 |
| 4.        | Meghalaya         |                            3 |
| 5.        | Mizoram           |                            3 |
| 6.        | Nagaland          |                            2 |
| 7.        | Sikkim            |                            1 |
| 8.        | Tripura           |                            1 |
| 9.        | Other Agencies    |                            9 |
|           | TOTAL             |                           38 |

Delayed ongoing projects including those sanctioned before 2012-13

| Sl. No.   | State             | No. of projects   | No. of projects   |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|           |                   | ongoing           | Delayed           |
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh | 134               | 92                |
| 2.        | Assam             | 80                | 50                |
| 3.        | Manipur           | 85                | 40                |
| 4.        | Meghalaya         | 72                | 47                |
| 5.        | Mizoram           | 54                | 32                |
| 6.        | Nagaland          | 86                | 59                |
| 7.        | Sikkim            | 51                | 35                |
| 8.        | Tripura           | 29                | 19                |
| 9.        | Other Agencies    | 61                | 18                |
|           | TOTAL             | 652               | 392               |

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