SHILLONG, NOV 9 (PTI): The North Eastern Council (NEC) on Monday said it has released Rs 79.53 crore for development projects across the region in October.
Meghalaya received the highest allocation of Rs 26.56 crore among the eight northeastern states, with the major share directed towards the road project under the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme-Roads (NESIDS-Roads). Support was also extended for the establishment of a Multi-Disciplinary Training-cum-Resource Centre in Shillong, an NEC statement said.
NEC, functioning under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), released funds under its Schemes of NEC (SoNEC) and NESIDS-Roads, supporting initiatives spanning connectivity, rural infrastructure, agriculture, enterprise development, education and cultural preservation.
Nagaland received Rs 7.99 crore for initiatives covering enterprise development, trade facilitation, mineral-resource assessment and road connectivity.
The projects included a proposed Supercritical Extraction Unit and Community Trade Link Centre at Jalukie, besides the upgradation of the Lampong Sheanghah-Nyasa road in Mon district.
Assam received Rs 14.79 crore for a range of connectivity, livelihood and heritage-related initiatives which included rural road links such as Mangaldoi-Mazikuchi and the Bogamati-Umananda link via Naobandha and Khaagrabari, an RCC bridge in Udalguri, a 20,000-litre dairy processing plant at Patacharkuchi, support for Deori tribal weavers in Lakhimpur and the Sepoy Mutiny War Memorial at Hailakandi.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026