Parliament Question: NESIDS

Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1683 To be answered on Wednesday, July 29, 2026/Shravana 7, 1948 (Saka) QUESTION NESIDS

1683. Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram:

Shri Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to

state:

(a) the details of the progress made under the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) including the number of infrastructure projects sanctioned, completed and under implementation, component-wise;

(b) the details of funds released under the said scheme during Financial Year 2025–26 and 2026–27, sector and State-wise;

(c) whether any new projects have been approved under the NESIDS–Other Than Road Infrastructure (OTRI) component during 2026 and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the measures taken to strengthen monitoring and expedite completion of projects under the said Scheme? ANSWER The Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Sukanta Majumdar]

(a) The North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) was approved as a new Central Sector Scheme in 2017-18 and restructured into two components viz. NESIDS(Roads) and NESIDS (Other Than Roads Infrastructure) in 2022-23.Since its inception, a total of 160 projects costing ₹5,080.96 crore have been sanctioned under NESIDS

(OTRI), of which 59 projects have been completed. Under NESIDS (Roads), 130 projects costing ₹6,087.57 crore have been sanctioned, of which 78 projects have been completed.

(b) Under NESIDS (OTRI), a total of ₹699.48 crore was released during Financial Year (FY) 2025-26 and ₹247.74 crore has been released during FY 2026-27 (as on

30.06.2026). Similarly, under NESIDS (Roads), a total of ₹704.66 crore was released during FY 2025-26 and ₹173.90 crore has been released during FY 2026-27 (as on

30.06.2026). The sector-wise and State-wise details of funds released under NESIDS is at Annexure-I.

(c) Under NESIDS (OTRI), a total of three projects costing ₹64.33 crore have been sanctioned during FY 2026-27 (as on 30.06.2026).

(d) The MDoNER has taken several steps to ensure monitoring and timely completion of projects sanctioned by the Ministry in North Eastern Region (NER). The Ministry has engaged Field Level Technical Support Unit (FTSU) in all 8 NER States to interact with State Planning Departments and also the project implementing agencies, to maintain and update database of the MDoNER projects, inter-alia, including NESIDS projects; to submit regular progress reports and provide feedback to MDoNER about the execution of projects. The FTSUs also carry out the field inspection of projects sanctioned under the Schemes of MDoNER, inter-alia, including NESIDS projects.

In addition, the projects are periodically monitored and inspected by the officials of MDoNER and North Eastern Council (NEC). Regular review meetings are conducted by the Ministry with the State Governments of NER to review the progress of implementation of projects. The Project Quality Monitors/Third Party Technical Inspection Agencies (PQM/TPTI) have also been engaged to strengthen the monitoring mechanism of the MDoNER.

*****ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

1683 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 29TH JULY, 2026 REGARDING “NESIDS” The sector-wise details of funds released under NESIDS (OTRI) & NESIDS (Roads) (₹ in crore) NESIDS (OTRI) NESIDS (Roads) FY 2026-27 FY 2026-27 Sector FY 2025- FY 2025- (as on (as on 26 26

30.06.2026) 30.06.2026) Education 307.95 129.98 - - Waste Management 20.84 - - - Health 172.01 19.94 - - Power 55.76 47.41 - - Science and Technology 1.82 - - - Sports 4.73 13.00 - - Tourism and Culture 12.39 22.68 - - Roads and Bridges - - 704.66 173.90 Water Supply 123.98 14.73 - - TOTAL 699.48 247.74 704.66 173.90ANNEXURE-I (Contd.) The State-wise details of funds released under NESIDS (OTRI) & NESIDS (Roads) (₹in crore) NESIDS (OTRI) NESIDS (Roads) FY 2026-27 FY 2026-27 State FY 2025-26 (as on FY 2025-26 (as on

30.06.2026) 30.06.2026) ARUNACHAL PRADESH 90.17 10.81 101.43 16.99 ASSAM 316.03 99.35 149.45 9.00 MANIPUR 46.08 33.72 74.12 23.21 MEGHALAYA 27.56 16.94 54.37 2.69 MIZORAM 45.09 24.39 47.07 26.59 NAGALAND 19.34 15.44 133.99 60.22 SIKKIM 104.81 0.00 77.37 11.41 TRIPURA 50.40 47.09 66.86 23.79 TOTAL 699.48 247.74 704.66 173.90 *****