The Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region B. L. Verma in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Thursday informed that a total of 11 projects have been sanctioned under NESIDS (Roads) since 01.04.2022 with a total estimated cost of Rs. 625.34 crore.

The Scheme North Eastern Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) (Roads) was introduced by Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region w.e.f. 01.04.2022 by subsuming the erstwhile scheme of North East Road Sector Development Scheme (NERSDS) and the road component of erstwhile NESIDS.

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Besides, under the erstwhile NESIDS and NERSDS Scheme, a total of 77 projects were sanctioned prior to introduction of NESIDS (Roads), with a total estimated cost of Rs. 3525.31 crore, of these 26 projects of total estimated cost of Rs. 1206.26 crore have already been completed and a total of 51 projects costing a total of Rs. 2319.05 crore are under various stages of implementation.

Under the NESIDS (Other Than Road Infrastructure), a total of 100 projects worth Rs. 2354.40 crore have been sanctioned. Out of these, six projects worth Rs. 127.95 crore have been completed and 94 projects worth Rs. 2226.45 crore are under various stages of implementation.