Minister for Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Shri.G.Kishan Reddy has informed that Projects were sanctioned State-wise under the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources-State (NLCPR-State) Scheme till it was replaced by the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) in 2017-18. In total, 1635 projects worth Rs.16233.78 crore were sanctioned for the North Eastern States, under NLCPR-State scheme, out of which 1219 projects with sanctioned amount of Rs.9726.59 crore have been completed by 31.1.2022, while for the remaining 416 ongoing projects; the implementation is at various stages. The State-wise details of projects sanctioned under NLCPR-State scheme are as under:
| (Amount in Rs. crore) | ||||||
| S.
No. |
State | Sanctioned projects | Completed projects | Ongoing projects | ||
| Number of projects | Amount | Number of projects | Amount | Number of projects | ||
| 1 | Arunachal Pradesh | 207 | 2484.01 | 141 | 1544.75 | 66 |
| 2 | Assam | 446 | 3875.97 | 260 | 1616.49 | 186 |
| 3 | Manipur | 177 | 1857.13 | 148 | 1078.44 | 29 |
| 4 | Meghalaya | 107 | 1533.96 | 69 | 709.34 | 38 |
| 5 | Mizoram | 159 | 1393.1 | 141 | 1126.49 | 18 |
| 6 | Nagaland | 170 | 1805.4 | 137 | 1322.1 | 33 |
| 7 | Sikkim | 247 | 1409.69 | 226 | 1123.50 | 21 |
| 8 | Tripura | 122 | 1874.52 | 97 | 1205.48 | 25 |
| Total | 1635 | 16233.78 | 1219 | 9726.59 | 416 | |
Further, the expenditure under the NLCPR-State scheme is now being made for ongoing projects only to meet committed liabilities as per reported actual progress, without specific budgetary allocation of funds State-wise. During the last three years and in the current year upto 31.01.2022, the total releases made under the scheme by this Ministry are as under:
(Rs. in crore)
| Financial Year | Funds Released
(NLCPR-State scheme) |
| 2018-19 | 450.21 |
| 2019-20 | 379.59 |
| 2020-21 | 197.28 |
| 2021-22 | 369.10
(as on 31.01.2022) |
