Funds to the tune of Rs 92,000 crore will be spent by the Centre on development of North East, including construction of highways and developing rail networks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said
on Wednesday as he held a meeting of the Chief Ministers of the region here.
Chief Ministers of Congress-ruled Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram did not participate in the meeting which was attended by Chief Ministers of Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura and Finance Minister of Mizoram.
At the meeting, Modi expressed his government’s resolve to ensure rapid and sustainable development of the region.
“Under Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for the North-East), Rs 35,000 crore is proposed to be invested to develop the Trans-Arunachal Highway and for connecting all district headquarters by a two lane highway (about 6,400 km), he said, according to a PMO statement.
“New rail network is being created in addition to strengthening the existing network at a cost of Rs 57,000 crore,” he said at the meeting.