Parliament Question: Health and Education Infrastructure in the North Eastern States

Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.859 To be answered on Wednesday, February 04, 2026/Magha 15, 1947 (Saka) QUESTION Health and Education Infrastructure in the North Eastern States

859. Ms. Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be

pleased to state:

(a) the details of the funds allocated, released and utilised under Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) schemes for health and education infrastructure in the North Eastern States during the last three years, State-wise;

(b) the details of the numbers of health facilities and educational institutions created or upgraded under these schemes; and

(c) whether the Government has conducted any outcome-based assessment to evaluate improvements in access to healthcare and quality of education in the region and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER The Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Sukanta Majumdar]

(a) & (b) Under its schemes, the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) has sanctioned 49 Education and 26 Health sector projects in the North Eastern States during the years from 2022-23 to 2025-26 (till 31.12.2025). The total sanctioned cost of these projects is Rs.3601.06crore, against which Rs.1635.39 crore has been released and Rs.995.37 crore has been utilized as on 31.12.2025.

State-wise details of these projects are as under:Total Total Total Education Health Sanctioned Sl. Released Utilized State Projects Projects Cost No. (Amt in (Amt in

(No) (No) (Amt in Rs.

Rs. cr) Rs. cr) cr) Arunachal 1 1 3 240.66 118.82 76.25 Pradesh 2 Assam 7 2 1532.77 688.82 385.90 3 Manipur 8 2 448.70 148.41 81.55 4 Meghalaya 6 1 44.31 23.86 9.33 5 Mizoram - 5 81.68 27.02 12.28 6 Nagaland 4 3 175.80 71.66 48.54 7 Sikkim 2 2 323.89 279.71 276.27 8 Tripura 3 5 501.32 125.57 45.57 Other 9 18 3 251.93 151.53 59.69 Agencies Total 49 26 3601.06 1635.39 995.37

(c) Independent evaluation of the schemes, carried out by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Shillong, highlights the importance of the MDoNER schemes for the development of the North Eastern Regionin various sectors including Health and Education.

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