Paban Singh Ghatowar Chairs 62nd North East Council Meeting
New Delhi, July 16: The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and the Chairman of North Eastern Council (NEC), Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar has chaired the 62nd NEC Plenary Meet here today. The Members of the Council includes the Governors and the Chief Ministers of North Eastern States and their representatives.
On the occasion, Shri Ghatowar informed that his Ministry has launched a scheme named NLCPR (Central). The scheme is meant for major regional projects in the NE region with heavy investments to be implemented by the Central ministries from the accruals of NLCPR. The accruals under NLCPR now stands in excess of Rs. 10,000 crore. He said that his Ministry would be in a position to implement a power transmission project for Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh with an estimated cost of Rs. 3,000 crore and the Turial Hydro electric project by NEEPCO in Mizoram for completion. The Minister requested the Planning Commission to provide adequate funds under NLCPR (Central) to take up such projects in the NE region.
He said that the B.K. Chaturvedi Committee on Restructuring of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) has recommended for making CSS more flexible and has asked the North Eastern Region. Shri Ghatowar requested the North Eastern States to ensure that they send their suggestions to the Planning Commission in respect of the recommendations of B.K. Chaturvedi Committee to make CSS more flexible.
Discussions were held on the various developmental activities taken up in the North East by different Ministries and Government organisations including the Ministries of Railways, Road Transport and Highways, Civil Aviation, Shipping (Waterways), Power, Communication and Information Technology, etc. Discussions were also held on the various livelihood projects initiated and implemented by different organisations like National Skill Development Corporation, Rubber, Spices, Coffee, Tea, National Horticulture Boards and the very relevant and crucial subject on disaster mitigation measures required to be taken in the seismically highly vulnerable NER to save lives and property during natural calamities. The Annual Plan and the Gross Budgetary Support of the North Eastern Council was also discussed.
The meeting was attended by Governors of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura, Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur and Meghalaya, Members of the NE Council and other senior officials from the Central and the State Governments.
On the occasion, Shri Ghatowar informed that his Ministry has launched a scheme named NLCPR (Central). The scheme is meant for major regional projects in the NE region with heavy investments to be implemented by the Central ministries from the accruals of NLCPR. The accruals under NLCPR now stands in excess of Rs. 10,000 crore. He said that his Ministry would be in a position to implement a power transmission project for Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh with an estimated cost of Rs. 3,000 crore and the Turial Hydro electric project by NEEPCO in Mizoram for completion. The Minister requested the Planning Commission to provide adequate funds under NLCPR (Central) to take up such projects in the NE region.
He said that the B.K. Chaturvedi Committee on Restructuring of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) has recommended for making CSS more flexible and has asked the North Eastern Region. Shri Ghatowar requested the North Eastern States to ensure that they send their suggestions to the Planning Commission in respect of the recommendations of B.K. Chaturvedi Committee to make CSS more flexible.
Discussions were held on the various developmental activities taken up in the North East by different Ministries and Government organisations including the Ministries of Railways, Road Transport and Highways, Civil Aviation, Shipping (Waterways), Power, Communication and Information Technology, etc. Discussions were also held on the various livelihood projects initiated and implemented by different organisations like National Skill Development Corporation, Rubber, Spices, Coffee, Tea, National Horticulture Boards and the very relevant and crucial subject on disaster mitigation measures required to be taken in the seismically highly vulnerable NER to save lives and property during natural calamities. The Annual Plan and the Gross Budgetary Support of the North Eastern Council was also discussed.
The meeting was attended by Governors of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura, Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur and Meghalaya, Members of the NE Council and other senior officials from the Central and the State Governments.
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