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Government of India
Ministry for Development of North-East Region
20-November-2019 18:21 IST
Funds for NESIDS

The details of funds released under the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) , State-wise, are given below:-

(Rs. in crore)

S. No.

State

Funds released

                   1.

Arunachal Pradesh

12.02

2.

Assam

73.11

3.

Manipur

30.59

4.

Meghalaya

24.22

5.

Mizoram

71.37

6.

Nagaland

0.90

7.

Sikkim

41.32

8.

Tripura

0.30

 

Total

253.83

 

Utilization Certificates (UCs) of the funds released under NESIDS have not yet become due.

The scope of this scheme, inter alia, also covers creation of infrastructure in the areas of primary and secondary sectors of education and health. Three (03) projects costing Rs.36.33 crore under education sector and four (04) projects costing Rs.75.96 crore under health sector have been sanctioned.

55 projects have been sanctioned under this scheme.  The state-wise details of the projects are as under:-

 

S. No.

State

 No. of projects

1.

Arunachal Pradesh

16

2.

Assam

8

3.

Manipur

8

4.

Meghalaya

6

5.

Mizoram

3

6.

Nagaland

9

7.

Sikkim

2

8.

Tripura

3

 

Total

55

 

None of the projects under the scheme have become due for the completion as yet.

This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, DrJitendra Singh in written reply to a question in LokSabha today.

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