PM-DevINE Revised Guidelines For North East Development Initiative, Empower Committees & Streamline Projects
Previous guidelines from 29.08.2022 continue under new guidelines from 12.10.2022, pending Competent Authority approval for resolution.
The Government's fully funded PM-DevINE scheme, introduced in the 2022-23 Union Budget, aims to bolster North-Eastern infrastructure and social projects in line with PM GatiShakti. This initiative generates employment for youth and women while addressing sectoral gaps. The Union Cabinet endorsed the scheme on 12.10.2022. Revised guidelines are necessary due to MDoNER scheme restructuring and alignment with recent Department of Expenditure directives. Previous guidelines from 29.08.2022 continue under new guidelines from 12.10.2022, pending Competent Authority approval for resolution.
The scheme covers all eight North Eastern states: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura. It complements existing government initiatives, avoiding duplication. MDoNER oversees project selection, approval, and monitoring with input from State Governments, NEC, and Central Ministries, implemented through NEC or Central Ministries/agencies. The process includes project identification, DPR preparation, sanction, fund release, monitoring, and completion. The Minister, MDoNER, serves as the 'Competent Authority'.
