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what is the status of development in north east region?​

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Let’s understand what is going on in our North-East.

Railway

• Government has sanctioned Rs. 10,000 crore for the development of railway network in the North East region.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated passenger trains for Manipur and Mizoram improving railway connectivity in the land-locked North East region this year.
• Bhairabi-Sairang (Mizoram) route was to be commissioned by 2018-19, and the Dimapur-Zubza (Nagaland), Sevok-Rangpo (Sikkim) and the Byrnihat-Shillong (Meghalaya) routes were set to be commissioned by 2019-20.
• Tetelia-Byrhinat route in Meghalaya will be ready by next year.

Road Development

• Many projects for road development initiated by North East development authority.
• In the North East, the East-West Corridor starts at Srirampur and ends at Silchar. This project aims to improve the connectivity of the North Eastern Region with the rest of India through a 670 kms long four-lane divided highway between Srirampur and Silchar. This project is about to finish.
• A new corridor is planned between Imphal to Thailand/Laos/Cambodia via Myanmar.

3. Union Budget - North East India share

• Rs.33,097 crore allocated for Northeast development.
• Special fund of Rs.412 crore for promotion of organic farming.
• The Budget allocated Rs.2,430.01 crore to the Ministry of Development of North-eastern Region, of which Rs.2,400 crore is under plan and Rs.30.01 crore under non-plan heads.
• Rs.223 crore has been allocated for livelihood, skill and capacity building of the rural population. The project is proposed to be funded through the World Bank.
• Rs.900 crore has been allocated under the Central Pool of Resources for North Eastern Region, including Sikkim, while Rs.795 has been given for implementation of various development schemes of the North-eastern Council.

4. Infrastructure Development

• The North Eastern Council has been conducting assessment of the various socio-economic challenges and infrastructural constraints being faced in the North Eastern Region, from time to time.
• North Eastern Council has invested over Rs. 12,756 crore for development of the NER in sectors such as transport and communication for roads and bridges, bus and truck terminus, airport and air connectivity; power generation and transmission; irrigation and water management; education, community infrastructure and sports; medical and health; agriculture and allied activities; industries; tourism; science and technology; and livelihood.
• North Eastern Council constructed 10949 km. of roads of Inter-State nature and roads of economic importance. 11 Inter-State Bus Terminus and 3 Inter-State Truck Terminus in the North Eastern States.
• North Eastern Council funded 60 percent of the project costs for upgradation of twelve airports through Airport Authority of India, namely, Guwahati, Silchar, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Lilabari, Tezpur, Umroi, Lengpui, Dimapur, Imphal, Agartala and Tezu airports.

5. Health & Education

• Establishment or funding of several important institutions in the NER that include North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd., (NEEPCO), North Eastern Handicraft and Handlooms Development Corporation Ltd., (NEHHDC), North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM), Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC).
• Ministry of DONER is administering NLCPR Scheme under which a total of 53 projects of Health Sector amounting to Rs. 63313.36 lakhs and 168 projects in Education Sector amounting to Rs.145416.55 lakhs, have been sanctioned so far.
• Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resources Development has sanctioned 630 new schools and selected 3334 schools for strengthening and enhance the quality of education under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shikhsa Abhiyan (RSMA). An amount of Rs.122884.36 lakhs has been released.
• As on 26.02.2016, under NLCPR 1569 projects at a cost of Rs. 14309.23 crores have been sanctioned out of which 890 projects at a cost of Rs. 5846.20 crores have been completed and 679 projects at a cost of Rs. 8463.01 crores are ongoing at various stages of completion.
• In addition, a total of 247 projects have been retained during last three years at a cost of Rs. 3867.90 crores. In the current Financial Year, as on 26.02.2016, an amount of Rs. 376.61 crores have been released for completion of ongoing projects and 17 new projects have been sanctioned for which Rs. 120.97 crores have been released.

Let see how much money state governments will spend on the projects coming under their control or direct supervision. There willpower to execute these projects is the key for the bright future of our North East India.