Parliament Question: Project under NEC

Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2826 To be answered on Wednesday, August 5, 2026/Shravana 14, 1948 (Saka) QUESTION Project under NEC 2826 . Shri Balwant Baswant Wankhade :

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased

to state:

(a) the details of the total number of projects sanctioned, completed, on-going and pending under schemes of the North Eastern Council (NEC), State-wise;

(b) the funds approved, released and utilized for NEC projects, State-wise;

(c) the number of on-going and pending projects which are running beyond their scheduled deadline, State-wise; and

(d) the reasons for delay in overdue NEC projects and the steps taken by the Government to ensure their timely completion? ANSWER The Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Sukanta Majumdar]

(a) The State-wise details of the total number of projects sanctioned under schemes of the North Eastern Council (NEC)since FY 2004-05 and those completed as on

30.06.2026 is given at Annexure – I.

(b) Under Schemes of NEC, the outlay is divided into three components namely State Normative Component (SNC), Central Agency Component (CAC) and Focused Development Component (FDC). The SNC is sub-allocated to States on a normative formula (Assam 20%, Arunachal Pradesh 13%, Manipur/ Meghalaya/ Mizoram/ Nagaland/ Tripura 12% each, Sikkim 7%). However, funds are released only upon the approval of projects recommended under the Scheme. The State-wise details of funds released and utilized under the Schemes of NEC during the last three years is at Annexure – II.(c) The State-wise number of projects which are running beyond their scheduled completion date, as on 30.06.2026 is at Annexure – III.

(d) Implementation of projects sanctioned under Scheme of NEC comes under the purview of the State Government/Agencies concerned. Delays in NEC project implementation are mainly due to natural and site-related challenges such as frequent landslides, heavy monsoon rainfall, and unstable geological conditions that disrupt construction and damage access roads. Progress is further slowed by supply chain constraints, including difficulties in procuring and transporting materials and equipment to remote hilly terrain.

To ensure timely completion of delayed projects, regular review meetings are held, including weekly meetings chaired by the Hon’ble Minister. In these meetings, progress of select projects is graphically analyzed using weekly updated, geotagged, time-stamped photographs, along with incremental physical and financial progress.

State Governments and implementing agencies are alerted and instructed to adhere to timelines as well as submit Utilization Certificates and expedite timely completion.

There is also a system of inspections by Field Technical Support Units, Project Quality Monitors and Third Party Technical Inspection to ensure quality and timeliness of works. *****Annexure – I State-wise details of the total number of projects sanctioned since 2004-05 and completed, under schemes of the North Eastern Council (NEC):

State Sanctioned Completed (as on 30/06/2026) No. of Sanctioned No. of Sanctioned Cost Projects Cost (Rs in Projects (Rs in Cr) Cr) Arunachal 231 1767.83 188 1368.27 Pradesh Assam 241 1960.83 186 1531.67 Manipur 202 1553.05 155 1305.38 Meghalaya 179 1255.85 140 951.57 Mizoram 172 1474.72 135 1248.14 Nagaland 254 1610.41 209 1357.92 Sikkim 123 740.14 105 569.47 Tripura 114 1033.78 72 772.33 Other 330 3588.97 193 1431.08 Agency Total 1846 14985.57 1383 10535.83Annexure – II Statement showing Funds released and utilized from FY 2023-24 to 2025-26 under SoNEC for NEC Projects.

(Rs. in cr.) State FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 Arunachal Pradesh 105.72 87.00 59.00 Assam 101.67 121.01 92.13 Manipur 56.68 67.27 54.32 Meghalaya 106.20 86.73 82.40 Mizoram 47.14 81.42 68.20 Nagaland 101.22 51.82 53.20 Sikkim 37.26 31.31 44.10 Tripura 43.87 81.44 64.30 Central Agencies 163.24 162.89 243.45 Total 763.00 770.89 761.10Annexure - III State-wise Ongoing Projects running beyond their scheduled completion date as on 30.06.2026 State Wise No of Projects Sanctioned Cost (Rs. In Cr.) Arunachal Pradesh 26 281.26 Assam 44 315.87 Manipur 37 198.9 Meghalaya 27 175.58 Mizoram 27 145.82 Nagaland 31 148.01 Sikkim 11 69.24 Tripura 29 133.38 Total 232 1468.06 *****