Parliament Question: Ten Per cent GBS for DoNER

Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4558 To be answered on Wednesday, August 20, 2025/Sravana 29, 1947 (Saka) QUESTION Ten Per cent GBS for DoNER † 4558. Shri Dilip Saikia:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be

pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government continues to ensure that all non-exempted Central Ministries/Departments spend at least ten per cent of their Gross Budgetary Support

(GBS) for the development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER), if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether a separate dedicated mechanism has been established to support and coordinate with the Ministries facing challenges in meeting their North Eastern expenditure targets under the ten per cent Gross Budgetary Support scheme and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of the impact of the launch of the ten per cent Gross Budgetary Support Scheme Portal in improving transparency of expenditure for the North Eastern Region? ANSWER The Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Sukanta Majumdar]

(a) and (b) The expenditure under ten percent Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) mechanism of Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes by non exempted Ministries/Departments/Organizations(MDOs) is monitored by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. In accordance with the Department ofExpenditure’s Office Memorandum dated 5th May 2017, quarterly review meeting with all non-exempted Ministries/Departments is regularly held to assess the utilization of the ten percent GBS earmarked for the North Eastern Region. During the quarterly review meetings, the issues of any North Eastern state Governments raised by the MDOs, are also reviewed and resolved.

(c) The monitoring portal for the expenditure under ten percent GBS mechanism, includes data entry and expenditure by all non-exempted MDOs. It helps in timely and just in time review of expenditure during the quarterly review meetings. The qualitative expenditure during 2014-15 was Rs 24,819.18 crores and in 2023-24 was Rs.

1,02,749.00 crores. In the last 11 years i.e. from 2014-15 till 2024-25, Rs 6.11 Lakh crore was spent. This expenditure has created durable asset, which has increased rail, road and air connectivity and has shown improvement in sectors such as health, education, water and power.

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