Parliament Question: Performance of North East Venture Fund

Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region LOK SABHA Unstarred Question No. 6026 To be answered on Wednesday, April 1, 2026/Chaitra 11, 1948 (Saka) QUESTION Performance on North East Venture Fund

6026. Shri Tapir Gao:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be

pleased to State:

(a) the number of startups and enterprises funded under the North East Venture Fund (NEVF) during the last three years, State-wise;

(b) the total amount of investment approved and disbursed under the fund during the said period;

(c) the distribution of enterprises supported under the fund, sector-wise; and

(d) the number of jobs generated by enterprises supported through the fund in the North Eastern Region? ANSWER The Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Sukanta Majumdar]

(a) The details of number of startups and enterprises funded under NEVF during the last three years, State-wise is as under:

S. State Number of Startups funded Total No FY2023-24 FY2024-25 FY2025-26

1. Arunachal Pradesh 1 0 0 1

2. Assam 10 1 3 14

3. Manipur 1 1 1 3

4. Nagaland 2 1 0 3 Total 14 3 4 21(b) Under NEVF during the period of FY 2023-24 to FY 2025-26, a total of Rs. 11.52 crore has been granted in-principle approval for investment. Further, Rs. 16.76 crore has been disbursed to various startups during the last three years, which includes residual undisbursed approved amount into startups from prior years.

(c) During the last three years, the distribution of enterprises/startups supported under the fund, sector wise are tabulated:

S. No. Sector Number of enterprise/startups 1 Food Products 4 2 E-Commerce 3 3 Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1 4 Agriculture & Allied activities 1 5 Biotechnology 1 6 Aerospace &Defense 1 7 Tourism & Hospitality 1 8 Media & Entertainment 1 9 Construction & Engineering 1 10 Health Care Technology 1 11 Others 6 Total 21

(d) The number of direct and indirect jobs generated by enterprise supported through the fund in the North Eastern Region is approximately 10,000. *****