The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) has approved 90 projects under the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) at a total cost of ₹3,417.68 crore over the past three financial years (2021-22 to 2023-24) and the current financial year (2024-25). Details of these projects, categorized by state and scheme, are provided in Annexure-I.
The implementation of NESIDS projects is carried out by the State Governments in the North Eastern Region (NER), who are primarily responsible for monitoring their progress. Additionally, MDoNER actively oversees the projects at multiple levels to ensure their timely completion.
Regular inspections of selected projects are conducted by officials from MDoNER and the North Eastern Council (NEC). Field Technical Support Units (FTSUs) established in all eight North Eastern states facilitate ongoing interactions with project implementing agencies, maintain updated project data on the Gati Shakti Portal, and conduct site inspections for active projects.
To enhance monitoring of ongoing projects under NESIDS and other schemes, MDoNER issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in February 2024 for engaging Project Quality Monitors (PQMs) and Third Party Technical Inspection (TPTI) units. Projects with budgets up to ₹20 crore are inspected by PQMs, while larger infrastructure projects exceeding ₹20 crore are monitored by TPTI agencies, which include empaneled government engineering colleges in the NER.
The NESIDS scheme comprises two components: NESIDS (Roads) and NESIDS Other Than Roads Infrastructure (OTRI). NESIDS (Roads) supports projects that create physical assets such as roads, bridges, and related infrastructure. NESIDS (OTRI) focuses on developing infrastructure in areas like healthcare, education, water supply, waste management, industrial growth, civil aviation, sports, telecommunications, and more, for projects ranging from ₹5 crore to ₹50 crore.
All North Eastern states are eligible to receive project approvals under NESIDS, based on their respective normative allocations.