(a) whether the Government has formulated a North-East Vision-2020 document for
comprehensive development of the region;
(b) if so, the details and the salient features thereof;
(c) whether any specific action plans have been worked out to operationalise the
Vision document;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the details of the allocations made to different Ministries under the 12th Five
Year Plan for these action plans?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (SHRI PABAN SINGH GHATOWAR)
(a)&(b) Yes Sir. North Eastern Region Vision 2020 document prepared in July, 2008 has laid
down goals, identified challenges and suggested implementation strategies for comprehensive
development in various sectors to ensure peace and prosperity of the region. Vision 2020
provides roadmap to all stakeholders such as line Ministries of Union Government, Planning
Commission, North Eastern Council and State Governments for formulation of integrated plan
for development of North Eastern Region. Salient objectives for comprehensive development
of the Region are as following :-
(i) Improve indices of development for the region to catch up with rest of the country;
(ii) Structural transformation of economies of North-Eastern States by effecting significant
changes in development strategies to achieve higher growth rates of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) to equal to national averages;
(iii) Poverty eradication based on participatory planning and with private sector participation
for growth;
(iv) Maximizing self-governance by building capacity of people, institutions and traditional
/ local institutions to enable participation in growth process;
(v) Harnessing available local resources for development;
(vi) Substantial strengthening of infrastructure;
(vii) Expand trade and commerce in the region
(viii) Effective governance for establishing peace and harmony.
(c)&(d) Seventeen Thematic Groups were constituted by Ministry of Development of North Eastern
Region (MDoNER) to work out specific action plans to operationalize Vision 2020 document, based
on various disciplines/ sectors outlined therein. These Groups presented their findings for
working out detailed action plan for development of North Eastern Region in meeting held in
Shillong on 3rd & 4th December, 2008. Action points posed by Thematic Groups were culled out
for implementation by Ministries concerned and those Ministries are pursued by MDoNER and
North Eastern Council to implement action plan in relevant fields. Concerned Ministries are
invited to spell out their development plans and ongoing activities in North Eastern Region
in North Eastern Council meetings.
(e) These action plans are implemented in North-Eastern Region by Ministries concerned
from their annual gross budgetary allocation and, as such, 12th Five Year Plan allocations
to Central Ministries for these action plans cannot be quantified. There are fifty-three
non-exempted Central line Ministries/ Departments which are mandated to earmark at least
10% of their annual budget, less allocation for externally aided schemes and local or event
specific schemes /projects for expenditure in the Region. Unutilized portion of funds
earmarked by non-exempted Ministries is surrendered at close of each financial year in
Non- Lapsable Pool of Resources (NLCPR) which is being maintained on proforma basis.
MDoNER sanctions infrastructure projects for North Eastern States out of NLCPR as per
priority of State Governments and keeping in mind backwardness quotient of the State.