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02/07/23 19:24 PM IST

PURVODAYA

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  • Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the " Purvoday" Conclave showcasing incredible transformation in Northeast during the last 9 years.
PM-DevINE Scheme
  • The Modi government has initiated the PM-DevINE scheme in the budget 2022-23 as a 100% Central Sector Scheme with a total outlay of Rs. 6,600 crores for the period from 2022-23 to 2025-26 for the holistic development of the north-east region.
  • Construction of Roads in the northeast has more than doubled from a meagre 0.6 km of national highway being laid per day under the UPA government to 1.5 km per day between 2014-19.
  • Since 2014-15, the government has spent Rs 19,855 crore for the development of new tracks and doubling the existing lines of the railways in the north-east region.
  • The number of airports and waterways in the northeast region was 9 and 1 till 2014, which has increased to 17 and 18 respectively.
Other Schemes
  • The North-east region is also benefiting from the schemes such as SWADESH DARSHAN and PRASHAD for the promotion of Tourism in the region and Rs. 1502.48 crore have been sanctioned under both schemes for the region.
  • As of March 2022, a total of 208 product development and processing units have been established under National Bamboo Mission (NBM) in the north-east region. 
  • As of March 2022, 14 hi-tech, 95 big and 53 small nurseries have been established under the restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM) in the north-east region. 
  • To promote Palm produce in the region, Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm was approved for 2021-22 to 2025-26 in which the budget for the North-east region and Andaman & Nicobar Islands together is Rs. 5,850 crores.
  • The region witnessed an 85.34% growth in the export of agricultural products from 2016 as it increased from USD 2.52 million in 2016-17 to USD 17.2 million in 2021- 22.
  • Under the “IshanUday” Special Scholarship Scheme for financial assistance to students of the region, more than 44,000 fresh candidates were selected for the scholarship during 2015-16 to 2019-2020 
  • The total expenditure under the scheme for the fresh and renewal of the scholarship from 2015-16 to 2020-21 was Rs 661.1 crores.
Source- PIB

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