New Delhi May 05: To the tune of Rs.33097.02 crore has been allocated for the North Eastern Region by 56 Central Ministries and Departments including Rs.2400 crore provided to the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER). The budget allocation to Ministry of DoNER includes funds for the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) scheme and the scheme of North Eastern Council (NEC).
In addition to the above, an amount of Rs.1000 crore has been allocated for grants to Autonomous Councils, areas covered under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. The Ministry has also been receiving, from time to time, proposals from State Governments including through their priority lists for possible funding under the NLCPR scheme and NEC schemes which have been taken up within the budgetary provisions of the Ministry.
This was stated by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question by Shri Ripun Bora in the Rajya Sabha today.
