Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE) was announced as a new Scheme in the Union Budget 2022-23. The approval of the Cabinet was accorded for the PM-DevINE Scheme on 12 October, 2022. It is a Central Sector Scheme with 100% Central funding, and has an outlay of Rs. 6,600 crore for the 4 year period from 2022-23 to 2025-26 (remaining years of the 15^th Finance Commission period).

The objectives of PM-DevINE are to: (i) Fund infrastructure convergently, in the spirit of PM GatiShakti; (ii) Support social development projects based on felt needs of the NER; (iii) Enable livelihood activities for youth and women; and (iv) Fill the development gaps in various sectors. PM-DevINE will lead to creation of infrastructure, support industries, social development projects and create livelihood activities for youth and women, thus leading to income and employment generation.

PM-DevINE is an additionality to the quantum of resources available for the development of the NER. It will not be a substitute for existing Central and State Schemes. PM-DevINE scheme will be implemented by Ministry of DoNER through North Eastern Council or Central Ministries/agencies or State Government agencies. To limit construction risks of time and cost overrun falling on the Government, projects would be implemented on Engineering-Procurement-Construction(EPC)basis,to the extent possible.To ensure sustainability of PM-DevINE projects, adequate arrangements for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of the assets will be made.

For FY 2022-23, elevenprojects (details in Annexure-I), including the seven projects announced in Budget 2022-23,have been selected for sanction.

To ensure a quantum jump in budgetary resource flows to the North Eastern Region to fill the backlog and gaps in basic minimum services and infrastructure, 55 non-exempted Central Ministries/Departments, are mandated to spend at least 10% of their Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) for Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes in NER. The total expenditure in NER in the last 8 years (2014-15 to 2021-22) under 10% GBS has been over Rs.3.36 lakh crore. The details of Budget Estimate, Revised Estimate and Actual Expenditure under 10% GBS during the last eight years from 2014-15 to 2021-22 is given inAnnexure-II.

Theother schemes initiated by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) during the last eight years for development of the North East Regionare:

1. North Eastern Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) during 2017-18; and
2. North East Road Sector Development Scheme (NERSDS) through North Eastern Council (NEC) in 2015-16.

Under NESIDS, 145 projects have been approved/sanctioned for a total cost of Rs.3,392.98 crore since inception. Out of these, 06 projects worth Rs.129.50 crore have been completed. Under NERSDS, a total of 29 projects costing Rs.1,939.54crore for a length of about 564.62 kmhave been sanctioned, out of which 2 projects costing Rs.62.97 crore for a length of 19.13 km have been completed.

Annexure-I

S. No.	Name of the project	Approved Cost (in Rs. crore)
1	Establishment of Dedicated Services for the Management of Pediatric and Adult Hematolymphoid Cancers in North East India, at Dr. B.Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI), Guwahati	129.00
2	NECTAR Livelihood Improvement Project (Multi-State): Value Chain on Utilization of Banana Pseudo Stem for Value-Added Products.	67.00
3	Promoting Scientific Organic Agriculture in North East India, using Improved Farming Technique & Digital Data Management through Capacity Building of Farmers and Facilitating Certification.(Multi State)	45.00
4	Construction of Aizwal By-pass on Western Side in Mizoram	500.00
5	Construction and upgradation of Bamboo Link Roads- from Tuirial Airfield to North Chaltlang (18 km) at a cost of Rs. 33.58 crore ; and from Lengpui to Saiphal Bamboo Plantation (41 km)at a cost of Rs. 66.42 crore, in Mizoram	100.00
6	Gap funding for Passenger Ropeway System from Pelling to Sanga-Choeling in West Sikkim	64.00
7	Gap funding for Passenger Ropeway from Dhapper to Bhaleydunga in South Sikkim	58.00
8	Transformation of 20 schools as Centre of Excellence in the Kamrup District of Assam by Public Works Department, Government of Assam	132.86
9	Construction of new four-lane road and conversion of existing two-lane road into four-lane with cycling tracks, utility ducts, footpaths, etc. at New Shillong Township by Directorate of Urban Affairs, Government of Meghalaya	146.79
10	Livelihood projects relating to Special Development of Eastern Nagaland by Department of Under Developed Areas (DUDA), Government of Nagaland	180.00
11	Establishment of Solar Micro Grid for supply of reliable power to Remote Habitations in Tripura by Department of Power, Government of Tripura	80.79
	Total	1503.44

 

Annexure-II 

Budget Estimate (BE), Revised Estimate (RE) and Actual Expenditure under 10% Gross Budgetary Support ( Rs. in crore)
Year	Budget Estimate	Revised Estimate	Actual Expenditure	Actual Expenditure as % of RE
2014-15	36,107.56	27,359.17	24,819.18	90.72
2015-16	29,087.93	29,669.22	28,673.73	96.64
2016-17	29,124.79	32,180.08	29,367.90	91.26
2017-18	43,244.64	40,971.69	39,753.44	97.03
2018-19	47,994.88	47,087.95	46,054.80	97.81
2019-20	59,369.90	53,374.19	48,533.80	90.93
2020-21	60,112.11	51,270.90	48,563.82	94.72
2021-22	68,020.24	68,440.26	70,874.32	103.56
Total			3,36,640.99
Source: Statement 11/23 of Union Budget, various years Note: Actual Expenditure figures are provisional and subject to vetting by Ministry of Finance.

 

This information was given by the Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Shri G. Kishan Reddy in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.

 

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