Rs 8,640 crore sanctioned for Northeast in last five years

A Correspondent

New Delhi: DoNER Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Thursday said that as many as 549 projects costing Rs 8,640.08 crore under various schemes for the development of northeastern States have been sanctioned by the Centre.

“Since 2014-15 till date, the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and NEC have sanctioned 549 projects costing Rs 8,640.08 crore under various schemes for the development of North Eastern States,” said Dr Singh in the Rajya Sabha.

He said that during this period a total of 667 projects have been completed, including 32 projects which were sanctioned during the period. The remaining projects are at various stages of implementation.

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