Guwahati: A total of Rs 363.14 crore has been released to Manipur for the implementation of projects under various schemes of MDoNER and North Eastern Council (NEC). 

Of the total amount, Rs 114.99 crore was released in 2020-21; Rs 145.24 crore in 2021-22; Rs 65.18 crore in 2022-23; and Rs 37.73 crore released during 2023-24 (up to June 2023), said Union Minister for DoNER G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

As on June 30, utilization certificates of Rs.4.55 crore are pending under the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme; utilisation certificates of Rs 54.59 crore are pending under the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources-State scheme; utilisation certificates of Rs 9.46 crore are pending under the Hill Area Development Programme. 

Apart from this, utilisation certificates of Rs 8.36 crore are pending under schemes of NEC and utilisation certificates of Rs 26.15 crore are pending under North East Road Sector Development Scheme (NERSDS), up to March 31 this year.

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