Parliament Question: Fund Utilisation rate of PM-DevINE in the Northeastern States

Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 585 To be answered on Wednesday, July 22, 2026/Ashadha 31, 1948 (Saka) QUESTION Fund Utilisation rate of PM-DevINE in the Northeastern States 585. Shri Gaurav Gogoi: Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state: (a) the details of fund utilisation rate under PM-DevINE as of 31 March, 2026 specifically the amount sanctioned, released and actually spent in each Northeastern State, State and scheme-wise; (b) whether thirty four percent utilisation rate reported in Meghalaya and Nagaland and if so, the reasons therefor along with the corrective steps taken by the Government to address this underperformance, if any; (c) the details of the current implementation status and revised completion timeline for the Rs. 5,450 crore Assam package; and (d) whether a region-wise PM-DevINE performance review has been conducted and if so, the details of its findings thereof? ANSWER The Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Sukanta Majumdar] (a) Since inception of the Scheme in October 2022, a total of 51 projects amounting to Rs.6443.62 crore has been sanctioned up to 31.03.2026 under the Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE). Against these sanctioned projects, an amount of Rs.2534.29 crore has been released and utilized till 31.03.2026. TheState-wise details of funds sanctioned and expenditure incurred under the scheme as on 31.03.2026 are at Annexure-I. (b) The utilisation of funds varies across projects depending upon factors such as time required for tendering, award of works and mobilisation, site-specific and logistical challenges in hilly terrain, requisite clearances, etc. Responsibility for project execution lies with State Govts./agencies. Ministry undertakes various measures for effective implementation of the projects in Northeastern States including Meghalaya and Nagaland. These include regular review meetings with the State Governments and implementing agencies, monitoring through a dashboard and geo-tagged & time-stamped photographs, field inspections and site visits by officers of the Ministry/North Eastern Council/Field Technical Support Units (FTSU) /Project Quality Monitors (PQM)/ Third Party Technical Inspection (TPTI) agencies, etc. (c) The details of the current implementation status for Rs.5,450 crore Assam packages viz. Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), Karbi Anglong Autonomous Territorial Council (KAATC), Dima Hasao Autonomous Territorial Council (DHATC), Adivasi Groups of Assam, Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA)/Dimasa People's Supreme Council (DPSC) Groups of Assam, United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Groups of Assam are given in Annexure-II. (d) The Ministry conducts regular reviews of PM-DevINE projects through regular meetings with the State Governments and implementing agencies. Through these reviews, the bottlenecks, if any, are identified and the State Govts./Implementing Agencies are advised to strengthen project monitoring, expedite execution, ensure timely utilisation of funds and adhere to the implementation schedule. *****Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 585 for answer on 22.07.2026 regarding “Fund Utilisation rate of PM-DevINE in the Northeastern States” (As on 31.03.2026) Total sanctioned Expenditure incurred till Sl. State/Agency projects’ cost 31.03.2026 No (₹ in crore) (₹ in crore) 1 Arunachal Pradesh 832.80 160.95 2 Assam 1402.50 570.09 3 Manipur 561.00 204.07 4 Meghalaya 773.90 275.11 5 Mizoram 595.25 214.84 6 Nagaland 552.83 263.41 7 Sikkim 561.11 438.00 8 Tripura 561.00 206.18 9 Central Agencies 603.23 201.65 Total 6443.62 2534.29Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 585 for answer on 22.07.2026 regarding “Fund Utilisation rate of PM-DevINE in the Northeastern States” (As on 30.6.2026) Sl. Package Memorandum Package Size Implementation No. of Settlement status (MoS) date 1 Bodoland Territorial 27.01.2020 Rs. 750 cr. @ Rs. 250 cr. 13 projects worth Council (BTC) per annum for three years Rs. 512.46 cr. sanctioned. 2 Karbi Anglong 04.09.2021 Rs. 500 cr. @ Rs. 100 cr. 05 projects worth Autonomous per annum for 5 years Rs. 480.55 cr. Territorial Council sanctioned. (KAATC) 3 Dima Hasao 08.10.2012 Rs. 200 cr. @ Rs. 40 cr. 14 projects worth Autonomous per annum for 5 years Rs. 195.8 cr. Territorial Council sanctioned, (DHATC) completed. 4 Adivasi Groups of 15.09.2022 Rs. 500 cr. @ Rs. 100 cr. 03 projects worth Assam per annum for 5 years Rs. 73.42 cr. in- (approved on 08.08.2025) principle approved. 5 Dimasa National 27.04.2023 Rs. 500 cr. @ Rs. 100 cr. — Liberation Army per annum for five years (DNLA)/Dimasa (approved on 08.08.2025) People's Supreme Council (DPSC) Groups of Assam 6 United Liberation 29.12.2023 Rs. 3000 cr. @ Rs. 600 — Front of Asom cr. per annum for 5 years (ULFA) Groups of (approved on 08.08.2025) Assam *****