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210 Report on Demands for Grants (2018-19) of the Ministry of Doner REPORT NO. 210 PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTAR Y STANDING COMMITTEE ON HOME AFFAIRS TWO HUNDRED TENTH REPORT DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (201 8-19) MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (PRESENTED TO RAJYA SABHA ON 4th APRIL, 2018) (LAID ON THE TABLE OF LOK SABHA ON 4th APRIL, 2018) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi April, 2018/Chaitra, 1940 (Saka) Hindi version of this publication is also available C.S. (H.A.)- PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTAR Y STANDING COMMITTEE ON HOME AFFAIRS TWO HUNDRED TENTH REPORT DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (2018 -19) MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (PRESENTED TO RAJYA SABHA ON 4th APRIL, 2018 ) (LAID ON THE TABLE OF LOK SABHA ON 4th APRIL , 201 8) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi April, 2018/Chaitra, 1940 (Saka) C O N T E N T S PAGES 1. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (i) 2. PREFACE (ii) 3. ACRONYM (iii) - (vi) 4. REPORT 1 - 60 CHAPTER-I 1 - 5 OVERVIEW CHAPTER-II 6 - 38 ASSESSMENT OF DEMANDS FOR GRANTS CHAPTER-III 39 - 60 SCHEMES, POLICIES AND PROGRAMME 5. OBSERVATIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS - AT A GLANCE 61 - 71 6. RELEVANT MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE * …… 7. ANNEXURES * * to be appended at the printing stage COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (re-constituted w.e.f. 1 st September, 2017) 1. Shri P. Chidambaram - Chairman RAJYA SABHA 2. Shri Pratap Keshari Deb 3. Shri K. Rahman Khan 4. Dr. V. Maitreyan 5. Shri Shamsher Singh Manhas 6. Shri Derek O'Brien 7. Shri Neeraj Shekhar 8. Shri K. Bhabananda Singh 9. Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh 10. Shri R.K. Sinha LOK SABHA 11. Dr. Sanjeev Balyan 12. Shri S. Selvakumarachinnayan 13. Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury 14. Dr. (Shrimati) Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar 15. Shri Ramen Deka 16. Shri Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav 17. Shri Mallikarjun Kharge 18. Shrimati Kirron Kher 19. Shri Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu 20. Shri Kaushal Kishore 21. Shri Ashwini Kumar 22. Shri P. Nagarajan 23. Shri Baijayant "Jay" Panda 24. Shri Dilip Patel 25. Shri Lalubhai Babubhai Patel 26. Shri Natubhai Gomanbhai Patel 27. Shri Bheemrao B. Patil 28. Shri Mohammed Faizal PP 29. Shri Bishnu Pada Ray 30. Shri Prem Singh Chandumajra 31. Shri B. Sriramulu SECRETARIAT Shri P.P.K. Ramacharyulu, Secretary Shri Rohtas, Joint Secretary Shri Vimal Kumar, Director Dr. (Smt.) Subhashree Panigrahi, Additional Director Shri Bhupendra Bhaskar, Additional Director Shri Pritam Kumar, Under Secretary (i) PREFACE I, the Chairman of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, having been authorised by the Committee to submit the report on its behalf, do hereby present this Two Hundred Tenth Report on Demands for Grants (2018-19) relating to the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER). 2. Under Rule 272 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States, the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs is mandated to consider the Demands for Grants of the related Ministries and make report thereon. In pursuance thereof, the Committee, in its sitting held on 16 th February, 2018 heard the presentation of the Secretary and other officials of the Ministry of DoNER as well as officers of the implementing Ministries/ Departments/ Agencies and considered the Demands for Grants (2018-19) of that Ministry. 3. The Committee, in its sitting held on 2nd April, 2018 considered and adopted the draft Report. 4. The Committee, while making its observations/recommendations, has relied mainly upon the following papers received from the Ministry of DoNER: - (i) Detailed Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Ministry of DoNER; (ii) Background Notes on the Demands for Grants (2018-19); (iii) Outcome Budget (2018-19) of the Ministry; (iv) Annual Report (2017-18) of the Ministry; (v) Written replies furnished by the Ministry to the Questionnaires sent to it by the Committee Secretariat; (vi) Presentation made by the Secretary of the Ministry; and (vii) Oral evidence and written clarifications given by the Ministry to the points/issues raised by the Members in the meeting of the Committee. 5. For facility of reference and convenience, the observations and recommendations of the Committee have been printed in bold letters in the body of the Report. 2nd April, 2018 P. Chidambaram New Delhi Chairman ..... Chaitra, 1940 (Saka ) Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs (ii) ACRONYMS ADB Asian Development Bank APMC Agricultural Produce Market Committee APPRH Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads and Highways AMPT Agia-Medhipara-Phulbari-Tura AAI Airport Authority of India ALGs Advance Landing Grounds BBJ The Braithwaite Burn and Jessop Construction Company Limited BSNL Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited BBNL Bharat Broadband Network Limited BRO Border Road Organisation BTC Bodoland Territorial Council BG Broad Gauge BHQs Block Headquarters BFC Business Facilitation Centres CCEA Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs CPSEs Central Public Sector Enterprises CPWD Central Public Works Department CMD Chairman & Managing Director CBRI Central Building Research Institute CMC Central Monitoring Committee CEO Chief Executive Officer CAMPA Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority DHTC Dima Hasao Territorial Council DPR Detailed Project Report DoNER Development of North Eastern Region DHATC Dima Hasao Autonomous Territorial Council DGCA Director General Civil Aviation DDUGJY Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana DPEs Department of Public Enterprises DHQ District Headquarter DBT Direct Benefits Transfer EAP Externally-aided Project EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EPC Engineering, Procurement, and Construction FGEs First Generation Entrepreneurs FPOs Farmers Producers Organization FPM Forest Fire Prevention and Management Scheme GBS Gross Budgetary Support GIM Green India Mission HEP Hydro-Electric Power (iii) HADP Hill Areas Development Programme IWAI Inland Waterways Authority of India IWMP Integrated Watershed Management Programme ISFR India State of Forest Report IFMS Intensification of Forest Management Scheme IWT Inland Water Transport IIM Indian Institute of Management IIFPT Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology IPDS Integrated Power Development Scheme IT Information Technology ITES Information Technology Enabled Services IITTM Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management IHM Institute of Hotel Management IDWH Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitat KAATC Karbi Anglong Autonomous Territorial Council KMTT Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport MOU Memorandum of Understanding MDA Marketing Development Assistance MoS Memorandum of Settlement MTEF Medium Term Expenditure Framework MoCA Ministry of Civil Aviation MoD Ministry of Defence MHA Ministry of Home Affairs MG Meter Gauge MLIs Member Lending Institutions MSME Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises MoFPI Ministry of Food Processing Industries MFIs Micro Finance Institutions MOVCDNER Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region MEA Ministry of External Affairs MGNREGS Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme NITI National Institution for Transforming India NETDC North East Tourism Development Council NES North Eastern States NHDL National Highways Double Lane NGO Non Governmental Organisation NERTPS North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme NEIST North East Institute of Science and Technology NEC North Eastern Council NLCPR Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources NER North Eastern Region NESIDS North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme NEDFI North East Development Finance Institution NERAMAC North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (iv) NEHHDC North Eastern Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation NESRIP North Eastern States Roads Investment Programme NEEPCO North Eastern Electricity Power Corporation Ltd. NGO-MFIs Non-Government Organisation-Micro finance institutions NAP National Afforestation Programme NBFC Non-Banking Financial Company NERSDS North Eastern Road Sector Development Scheme NHIDCL National Highway and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited NERPSIP North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project NEIIPP North East Industrial & Investment Promotion Policy NEVF North East Venture Fund OFC Optical Fibre Cable ONE Organic North East PWDs Public Works Departments PMU Project Monitoring Unit PMJDY Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana PMGSY Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana PMKSY Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana PSUs Public Sector Units PAC Public Accounts Committee PGs Producer Groups POs Producer Organizations PMC Project Management Consultancy PPP Public-Private partnership PRASAD Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive PMMY Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana PFC Power Factor Correction PDC Project Development Consultant REC Rural Electrification Corporation RBI Reserve Bank of India RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete RCS-UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme- Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik RGGVY Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana R-APDRP Restructured Accelerated Power Development & Reforms Programme RITES Rail India Technical and Economic Service RGIIM Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management STINER Science & Technology Interventions in NER SIDF Social and Infrastructure Development Fund SLEC State Level Executive Committee SHGs Self Help Groups SARDP-NE Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North East SAMPADA Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing SCADA Supervisory control and data acquisition STG Steam Turbine Generator
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