Progress of projects in North Eastern Region.

As per the information available, major projects taken up in the North-East Region inter aliainclude Comprehensive Telecom Development Project (CTDP) for the North-Eastern Region, Comprehensive Scheme for strengthening of Transmission and Distribution Systems (CSST&DS), North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP), Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North East (SARDP-NE), Bharatmala Pariyojana (BMP), Projects under Swadesh Darshan Scheme for Integrated Development of Tourist Circuits and PRASAD Scheme for tourism infrastructure, National Sports University at Imphal, Greenfield Airports and upgradation of airport infrastructure at various airports including Guwahati, Imphal and Agartala, Greenfield airport at Pakyong and Hollongi, Agartala-Akhaura Rail-Link to connect the existing Agartala station in Tripura to Akhaura Station of Bangladesh Railways, development of Brahmaputra and 19 new waterways including Barak and 100% subsidy under Central Sector Scheme is provided for development of IWT infrastructure in North Eastern States.

In addition to above, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region has also taken projects for filling gaps in infrastructure through its schemes such as NLCPR-State & Central, North East Road Sector Development Scheme (NERSDS), Schemes of North Eastern Council (NEC) and North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS).

This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) 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 in Lok Sabha.

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