**Executive Summary**
The Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) met on December 3, 2025, to review the progress of the PM-DevINE scheme. Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia chaired the meeting and emphasized enhanced monitoring and timely implementation of development projects. The committee also backed a plan to develop integrated tourist circuits in each North Eastern state.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **PM-DevINE Scheme Overview:**
* The PM-DevINE scheme was conceptualized in the Union Budget 2022-2023.
* The scheme has a total outlay of Rs. 6600 crores for the period 2022-2023 to 2025-2026.
* **Project Status:**
* As of October 31, 2025, 44 projects worth approximately ₹5,700 crore have been sanctioned.
* Three projects worth ₹176 crore have been completed.
* 41 projects worth approximately ₹5,500 crore are in progress.
* Projects worth ₹111 crore have been approved in-principle.
* Projects worth ₹625 crore are in the pipeline.
* **Tourism Development:**
* Tourist circuits with world-class facilities will be developed in each North Eastern state in consultation with State Governments.
* Sohra Circuit in Meghalaya and Matabari Circuit in Tripura are being taken up on a pilot basis.
* The foundation stone for the Meghalaya-Sohra Circuit has been laid.
* The Tripura–Matabari Circuit is at an advanced stage of approval.
* The tourist circuit project will focus on capacity building to ensure availability of skilled manpower.
* **Monitoring and Accountability:**
* PM-DevINE projects are monitored through a rigorous and multi-layered mechanism.
* Weekly reviews are conducted, and each project is tracked against expected versus actual timelines.
* Physical progress is assessed through time-stamped photographs.
* MDONER and NEC conduct on-ground inspections.
* Third-party assessment mechanisms are used to ensure accountability.
**Impact Analysis**
**North Eastern States**
* **Impact:**
* Enhanced infrastructure and socio-economic transformation through PM-DevINE.
* Development of tourism sector with world-class facilities and skilled manpower.
* **Action Required:**
* Collaborate with the Ministry to identify suitable locations for developing tourist circuits.
**Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER)**
* **Impact:**
* The ministry is on course to fully utilize the scheme outlay.
* The ministry is responsible for monitoring and ensuring accountability of the PM-DevINE projects.
* **Action Required:**
* Continue rigorous monitoring and assessment of PM-DevINE projects.
**Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Members**
* **Impact:**
* Involvement in continuous dialogue on investment and development progress in the North Eastern States.
* **Action Required:**
* Provide active participation and valuable insights during consultative committee meetings.
Key Entities Referenced
PM-DevINE Scheme: Prime Minister's Development Initiative for North East Region, a scheme conceptualized in the Union Budget 2022-2023 with a total outlay of Rs. 6600 crores for the period 2022-2023 to 2025-2026.
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER): The primary ministry responsible for the PM-DevINE scheme and overall development in the North Eastern Region.
North Eastern Region: The geographical area primarily impacted by the PM-DevINE scheme, including states like Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, and Meghalaya.
Parliamentary Consultative Committee: A committee including members from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha that reviews the progress of the PM-DevINE scheme.
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
Consultative Committee Reviews Comprehensive
Progress of the PM-DevINE Scheme for the
North Eastern Region
Strong Focus Laid on Enhanced Monitoring and Timely
Implementation of Development Projects
Plan to Develop Integrated Tourist Circuits in Each North
Eastern State Receives Committee Backing
Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia Chairs the
Parliamentary Consultative Committee Meeting
प्रव तथ: 04 DEC 2025 11:17AM by PIB Delhi
The Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) met on
03 December, 2025 under the chairmanship of the Union Minister of Communications and Development
of North Eastern Region, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, at the Parliament House Annexe. The Union MoS
for Education and Development of North Eastern Region, Shri Sukanta Majumdar, also participated in the
meeting.
Shri Scindia welcomed Members of the committee from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and stated that the
meetings of the Committee form an integral part of the continuous dialogue on investment and
development progress in the North Eastern States. He also thanked Members for their active participation
and valuable insights during the meetings of the Consultative Committee.Terming PM-DevINE (Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region) as the most
important scheme of the Ministry, Shri Scindia informed that the scheme was conceptualized in the Union
Budget 2022-2023. The scheme has a total outlay of Rs. 6600 crores for the period 2022-2023 to 2025-
2026. As of 31st October 2025, 44 projects worth about ₹5,700 crore have been sanctioned. Three out of
the sanctioned projects worth about ₹176 crore have been completed and 41 projects worth about ₹5,500
crore are currently under progress. Further, projects worth ₹111 crore have been approved in-principle,
with more projects worth ₹625 crore in the pipeline. The Ministry is therefore on course to fully utilize the
scheme outlay.
Responding to points raised by Members of the Committee, the Union Minister provided specific details
of projects under implementation in Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Tripura. On a suggestion for tourism
sector projects in Tripura, the Minister informed that tourist circuits with world class facilities will be
developed in each of NE state, at selected locations identified in consultation with State Governments. To
begin with, Sohra Circuit in Meghlaya and Matabari Circuit in Tripura are being taken up on pilot basis.
Foundation stone for the Meghalaya-Sohra Circuit has already been laid, while the Tripura–Matabari
Circuit is at advance stage of approval. Besides strengthening of infrastructure, tourist circuit project will
have a strong focus on capacity building to ensure availability of good quality skilled manpower to
support the growth in tourism and for a better tourist experience.Shri Scindia highlighted that PM-DevINE projects are monitored through a rigorous and multi-layered
mechanism. Weekly reviews are conducted and each project is tracked against expected versus actual
timelines. During these reviews, physical progress is assessed through time-stamped photographs. Officers
from MDoNER & North Eastern Council (NEC) also conduct on-ground inspections, supplemented by
third-party assessment mechanisms to ensure accountability.
The Minister reiterated the Government’s commitment to ensuring rapid, transparent, and outcome-
oriented development in the North Eastern Region, with PM-DevINE serving as a key catalyst for
infrastructure and socio-economic transformation.
Chaired the Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting of @MDoNER_India
along with MoS @DrSukantaBJP Ji and fellow Parliamentarians.
The North East is experiencing a renewed development push under PM-DevINE,
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— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) December 3, 2025
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