Ministry of Development of North-East Region

Generation of Livelihood for Youths and Women under PM-DevINE

Posted On: 03 APR 2023 3:21PM by PIB Delhi

Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE), was announced as a new Central Sector Scheme with an initial allocation of Rs 1500 crore in the Union Budget 2022-23. The approval of the Cabinet was accorded for the PM-DevINE Scheme on 12 October, 2022. The scheme will have 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 15th 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.

Eleven projects amounting to Rs 1503.44 crore (details in Annexure-I), including the seven projects announced in Budget 2022-23, have been selected for sanction in FY 2022-23.

PM-DevINE Scheme projects will lead to creation of infrastructure, social development projects, support industries and create livelihood activities for youth and women, thus leading to income and employment generation.

 

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

 

 

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

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