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PM-DevINE for North East

PM-DevINE for North East

  • A new scheme, Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East (or PM-DevINE) has been announced in Union Budget 2022-23.
  • The scheme would be executed through the North-Eastern Council and initial funding of Rs. 1500 crore is made for this.

PM-DevINE

  • It will fund infrastructure, in the spirit of PM GatiShakti, and social development projects based on felt needs of the northeast.
  • This will enable livelihood activities for youth and women, filling the gaps in various sectors.
  • While the Central Ministries may also pose their candidate projects, priority will be given to those posed by the States.

Projects announced under Scheme

  • Dedicated Services for the Management of Paediatric and Adult Haemotolymphoid Cancers in North East India, Guwahati
  • Construction of Aizawl bypass on western side, gap funding for passenger ropeway system for Pelling to Sanga-Choeling in West Sikkim
  • Gap funding for eco-friendly Ropeway (Cable Car) from Dhapper to Bhaleydhunga in South Sikkim
  • Pilot project for the construction of Bamboo Link Road at different locations in various districts in Mizoram

Other Initiative For North-East India

  • Vibrant Villages Programme: Border villages with a meagre population, limited connectivity and infrastructure will be covered under this Programme
  • They will have activities like the construction of the village infrastructure, housing, tourist centres, road connectivity, provisioning of decentralised renewable energy, DTH access for Doordarshan, educational channels, and support for livelihood generation.
  • NITI Forum for North East: Focussed attention for development of NER: exclusive forum at the NITI AAYOG to prepare plans for the development of the North East Region.
  • It examines various proposals both at the Central and the State levels and prepares plans for the speedy development of the North Eastern Region
  • North East Industrial Development Scheme: for industrial units in the North Eastern Region comprising States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura to boost industrialization.
  • North Eastern Region Vision 2020 document: provides an overarching framework for the development of the North Eastern Region to bring it at par with other developed regions under which different Ministries, including the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region have undertaken various initiatives.
  • Science & Technology Interventions in the North East Region (STINER): It aims to bring relevant technologies developed by the academic, scientific and research institutions to the artisans and farmers especially women.
  • North East Rural Livelihood Project: World Bank aided project and implemented by the Ministry of DoNER
  • It provides skill development training, vocational training to unemployed youths & Self Help Groups (SHGs) in North East States namely Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.

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