Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI: The Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) has sanctioned 27 projects costing Rs. 1223.49 crore under the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) in Assam, excluding road infrastructure, from 2017-18 onwards. And of this, the Ministry has released only Rs 206.88 crore, i.e., 16.91 per cent of the sanctioned amount.
DoNER Minister of State Dr Sukanta Majumdar informed the Lok Sabha while replying to a question from Congress MP from Assam Gaurav Gogoi.
The minister said that 27 projects of Assam sanctioned under NESIDS are at various stages of implementation. The implementation period of the projects sanctioned under NESIDS depends upon various factors such as the geographical location, terrain, availability of land, mandatory statutory clearances, removal of obstacles, financial closures, etc.
The Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region has taken several steps to ensure timely completion of the projects sanctioned by the Ministry in NER, inter alia, including the State of Assam. The projects are periodically monitored and inspected by officials of MDoNER, the North Eastern Council and Field Technical Support Units (FTSUs). Regular review meetings are conducted with the state governments of the NE region. The Project Quality Monitors/Third Party Technical Inspection Agencies (PQM/TPTI) have been introduced to strengthen the monitoring mechanism of the DONER, the minister said.
Of the 27 SESIDS projects for Assam, 19 are for education, three each for health and water supply, and one each for power and miscellaneous sectors.
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