Minister for Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Shri G. Kishan Reddy has informed that A new scheme, Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East (or PM-DevINE) has been announced in Union Budget 2022-23, which will fund infrastructure in the spirit of PM Gati Shakti, and social development projects based on felt needs of the North-East. PM-DevINE will enable livelihood activities for youth and women by filling the gaps in various sectors, but it will not be a substitute for existing Central or State schemes. An initial allocation of Rs.1,500 crore has been made, as per Budget speech for 2022-23; and the initial list of projects is given in Table 1 below.
| Table 1: Initial list of Projects under PMDevINE
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| Sl. No | Name of the Project | Total tentative cost (in Rs. crore) |
| 1 | Establishment of Dedicated Services for the Management of Paediatric and Adult Haemotolymphoid Cancers in North East India, Guwahati (Multi-State) | 129 |
| 2 | NECTAR Livelihood Improvement Project (Multi-State) | 67 |
| 3 | Promoting Scientific Organic Agriculture in North East India (Multi-State) | 45 |
| 4 | Construction of Aizawl By-pass on Western Side | 500 |
| 5 | Gap funding for Passenger Ropeway system for Pelling to Sanga-Choeling in West Sikkim | 64 |
| 6 | Gap funding for Eco-friendly Ropeway (Cable Car) from Dhapper to Bhaleydhunga in South Sikkim | 58 |
| 7 | Pilot Project for Construction of Bamboo Link Road at Different Locations in Various Districts in the State of Mizoram | 100 |
| 8 | Others (to be identified) | 537 |
| Total | 1,500 | |