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.
