Shillong: The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) has released Rs 231.50 crore for 33 projects between Financial Year 2018-19 and 2022-23 under special development packages to Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), Karbi Anglong Autonomous Territorial Council (KAATC) and Dima-Hasao Autonomous Territorial Council (DHATC).
Additionally, 15 projects costing Rs 69.95 crore for selected backward communities, 38 projects costing Rs 174.26 crore for selected backward blocks, and 14 projects costing Rs 26.56 crore for providing key identified services in selected villages have been sanctioned in the financial year 2021-22 and 2022-23 by NEC.
As on March 31, 2023, 19 railway infrastructure projects with a total track length of 1,909 km costing Rs 81,941 crore, falling fully/ partly in the North East are in different stages of planning, approval or execution.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation is implementing projects worth Rs 3,422.43 crore in the North Eastern Region. Apart from expenditure by connectivity-related ministries, 51 projects costing Rs 4,345.16 crore has been sanctioned under MDoNER schemes for connectivity projects in North Eastern Region.
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