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New Delhi, Apr 24: The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar has said that Planning Commission finalises annual plans of various States, including that of North Eastern States in consultation with concerned State Governments. Size of each year’s plan is finalised based on available resources of States (State’s own funds, borrowings and any other resources) and available Central Assistance. A statement indicating Annual Plan outlays / actual expenditure during 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 to enable State Governments to take up priority projects across sectors and to meet resource gap in Plan for North Eastern States
In a written reply in Lok Sabha today he said, grants-in-aid to North Eastern State Governments are also released under the Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) Scheme by Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.
Shri Ghatowar said, performance of projects sanctioned under the schemes is reviewed regularly through various periodical reports and utilization certificates, quarterly progress reports etc. Performance is also reviewed during meeting with State Government officers.
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar has said that Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region funds road sector projects in North Eastern States under Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) Scheme, Special Infrastructure Development Fund (SIDF) Scheme and Scheme of North Eastern Council (NEC). During current financial year 2012-13, so far no funds have been released for construction of roads under these Schemes.
In a written reply in Lok Sabha today Shri Ghatowar said, pace of implementation of some projects under these schemes is not as per schedule, resulting in delay in completion of projects and resultant benefits. These Annexures have been put on the website of the Ministry i.e. www.mdoner.gov.in.
The Minister said, review meetings are being held with State Government officers regularly to expedite completion of the projects of this Ministry.
Training courses in project management and implementation are organized as per requirement. State Governments are requested to expedite submission of utilization certificates, for release of funds without delay.
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar has said that Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region is implementing North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP) with soft loan assistance from World Bank with objective to improve rural livelihoods especially that of women, unemployed youth and most disadvantaged in States of Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
In a written reply in Lok Sabha today he said, NERLP will cover two districts in each of these four States and benefit nearly three lakh households in 1624 villages of 58 blocks. Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs (CCEA) approved implementation of NERLP on 16th November 2011, at estimated cost of Rs.
683.20 crore comprising assistance from the World Bank of Rs. 614.8 crore and Central Government
funding of Rs. 68.4 crore. Loan agreement and project agreement documents were signed by
representative from World Bank and Government of India on 20th January 2012. NERLP shall cover following blocks in Nagaland:-
Name of district
Blocks
Peren
Tenning, Peren, Jalukie
Tuensang
Longkhim, Chare, Noksen, Sangsangyu, Shamator, Chessore, Noklak, Thonoknyu
The Minister said, Ministry of Urban Development has undertaken “North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Program” with assistance of Asian Development Bank and total loan amount US $ 200 million, aims to improve quality of life of 1.2 million people and enhance urban productivity in five capital cities of North Eastern States, namely Agartala (Tripura), Aizwal (Mizoram), Shillong (Meghalaya), Kohima (Nagaland) and Gangtok (Sikkim). Following programs are covered under Urban Infrastructure and Service Improvements component of Investment Program in Kohima:
A. Water Supply: (i) Supporting Non Revenue Water Program (ii) replacing eight zonal reservoirs, (iii) refurbishing existing water treatment plants: and (iv) supplying and installing chorinators at three major reservoirs.
B. Solid Waste Management: (i) constructing and equipping a solid waste management centre, including a compost plant and sanitary landfill site; and (ii) improving primary and secondary waste collection.
Ghatowar said, ‘Composite Scheme of Transmission and Distribution in North Eastern Region’ which has been posed to World Bank, for improvements in transmission and distribution system of electric power and Nagaland is of the proposed beneficiary States.
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