Wednesday 23 July 2014

NEC stresses on inter-State road connectivity

The funds earmarked for the North Eastern Council (NEC) during the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17) is Rs. 6108 crore of which highest amount - Rs 117 crore allocated by Arunachal Pradesh followed by Assam (Rs. 95 crore) and Meghalaya (Rs. 91 crore).

North Eastern Council (NEC) gives primacy to inter-state road connectivity with an aim to strengthen regional integration and inter-state border connectivity. 

The details of projects sanctioned and under construction in various States of North Eastern Region (NER) during the Twelfth Five Year Plan are as follows: 

.
States /Agencies
Number of projects during the 12th Five Year Plan
New projects
Under construction (ongoing as carryover from earlier plans)
Total
1.
Arunachal Pradesh
36
81
117
2.
Assam
21
74
95
3.
Manipur
34
56
90
4.
Meghalaya
28
63
91
5.
Mizoram
20
50
70
6.
Nagaland
38
49
87
7.
Sikkim
14
42
56
8.
Tripura
7
30
37
9.
Other Agencies
28
20
48

Total
226
465
691

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