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NEW DELHI: Even arsenic caller roads, hospitals and schools are promised for the Northeast, much than Rs 3,200 crore meant for infrastructure projects successful the portion is inactive lying unspent — a world cheque that surfaced successful the Parliament connected Thursday.Replying to a question successful Rajya Sabha, curate of authorities for improvement of northbound eastbound portion Sukanta Majumdar said ongoing projects nether the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) transportation an outstanding cardinal liability of Rs 3,206.18 crore arsenic of Dec 31, 2025. There are implicit 160 projects inactive nether implementation.State-wise figures amusement Assam topping the database with Rs 1,012.87 crore pending crossed 35 projects, followed by Manipur (Rs 441.38 crore), Nagaland (Rs 406.09 crore) and Arunachal Pradesh (Rs 395.37 crore).
Other states with ample unpaid amounts see Tripura (Rs 308.71 crore), Mizoram (Rs 275.81 crore), Meghalaya (Rs 258.05 crore) and Sikkim (Rs 107.90 crore).Sector-wise, roads and bridges relationship for the biggest backlog of Rs 1,402.11 crore crossed 53 projects. Education projects person pending dues of Rs 774.55 crore, portion Rs 317.87 crore is yet to beryllium spent connected wellness infrastructure. Power, h2o supply, sports, tourism, integer connectivity and civilian aviation unneurotic marque up the remainder of the outstanding amount.
The govt besides told the House that 30 projects — 3 nether NESIDS (Roads) and 27 nether NESIDS (Other Than Roads Infrastructure) — were sanctioned much than 2 years agone but inactive person implicit 50% of their approved outgo unspent. Officials attributed the delays to pugnacious terrain, onshore issues, statutory clearances and fiscal closures, saying timelines often beryllium connected section conditions.NESIDS was launched successful 2017–18 and aboriginal divided into 2 components — roads and different infrastructure — to enactment projects ranging from highways and bridges to schools, hospitals, h2o proviso and coagulated discarded management. States prime projects based connected section priorities, portion money allocation is guided by factors specified arsenic population, area, roadworthy density, infirmary beds and entree to drinking water.
