Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE), announced as a new Central Sector scheme, with 100% Central funding, in the Union Budget 2022-23 and approved by the Union Cabinet on 12 October, 2022 with a total outlay of Rs.6,600 crore for the 4-year period from 2022-23 to 2025-26, aims at rapid and holistic development of NER by funding infrastructure and social development projects based on felt needs of the States.
The objectives of PM-DevINE scheme are to: (i) fund infrastructure convergently, in the spirit of PM GatiShakti; (ii) support social development projects based on felt needs of the NER; (iii) enable livelihood activities for youth and women; and (iv) fill the development gaps in various sectors.
Keeping in view the scheme objectives, following 17 projects worth Rs.2806.65 crore have been sanctioned for NER including Tripura as on 05.02.2024 under PM-DevINE:
Sl. | Name of the Project | State / Agency | Implementing Department / Agency | Approved Cost as per AFS (in ₹ cr.) | PM-DevINE Sector |
1 | Transformation of 20 schools as Centre of Excellence in the Kamrup District | Assam | PWD | 132.86 | Social Development |
2 | Construction of Medical College (100 Admissions) at Sivasagar District, Assam. | Assam | PWD | 499.82 | Social Development |
3 | Development of Maa Kamakhya Access Corridor at Guwahati in the Capital region. | Assam | PWD | 498.37 | Infrastructure |
4 | Upgradation/widening of existing 2 lane road to 4 lane road connecting LGB International Airport – From VIP junction to Dharapur Junction (Total cost 358.47 cr.) | Assam | PWD | 271.45 | Infrastructure |
5 | Development of Infrastructure for Manipur Technical University (MTU), Imphal West District | Manipur | MTU | 54.16 | Social Development |
6 | Construction of new four-lane road and conversion of existing two-lane road into four-lane with cycling tracks, utility ducts, footpaths, etc. at New Shillong Township | Meghalaya | Dte. of Urban Affairs | 146.79 | Infrastructure |
7 | Pilot project for the construction of Bamboo Link Roads at different locations in various districts in the State of Mizoram - (i) Tuirial Airfield to North Chaltlang (18 km) at a cost of Rs. 33.58 Crore; and (ii) Lengpui to Saiphal Bamboo Plantation (41 km) at a cost of Rs. 66.42 crore | Mizoram | PWD | 100.00 | Infrastructure |
8 | Livelihood projects relating to Special Development of Eastern Nagaland - (22 Nos.) | Nagaland | Department of Underdeveloped Area (DUDA) | 180.00 | Livelihood |
9 | Gap funding for Passenger Ropeway System from Pelling to Sanga-Choeling in West Sikkim - at the cost of Rs. 63.39 Crore (58%) of total cost of Rs.108.39 Crore | Sikkim | D/o Tourism and Civil Aviation | 63.39 | Infrastructure |
10 | Gap funding for Eco-friendly Passenger Ropeway (Cable Car) from Dhapper to Bhaleydunga in South Sikkim - at the cost of Rs. 57.82 Crore (28%) of total cost of Rs. 209.57 Crore | Sikkim | D/o Tourism and Civil Aviation | 57.82 | Infrastructure |
11 | Establishment of Solar Micro Grid for supply of reliable power to Remote Habitations in Tripura | Tripura | TREDA, D/o Power | 80.79 | Social Development |
12 | Establishment of 200 bedded MCH (Maternal & Child Health) wing at AGMC & GBP Hospital | Tripura | D/o Health & Family Welfare | 192.09 | Social Development |
13 | Setting up of Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for drug addicted (Total cost Rs.121.90 crore). | Tripura | D/o Health & Family Welfare | 86.12 | Social Development |
14 | Establishment of Dental College at Agartala | Tripura | D/o Health & Family Welfare | 202.00 | Social Development |
15 | Establishment of Dedicated Services for the Management of Paediatric and Adult Haematolymphoid Cancers in North East India, Guwahati | Central/ Other Agency | Dr. BBCI, Guwahati | 129.00 | Social Development |
16 | NECTAR Livelihood Improvement Project (Multi-State) - Utilization of Banana Pseudo Stem for Value-Added Products | Central/ Other Agency | NECTAR
(DST, GoI) | 67.00 | Livelihood |
17 | Promoting Scientific Organic Agriculture in North-East India (Multi-State) | Central/ Other Agency | NECTAR | 44.99 | Livelihood |
