“The other young people were disturbed. Now, the situation has changed drastically with the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The other young people from the northeast are now part of the classic Indian journey,” Singh said.
Jitendra Singh opened the “Purvoday” conclave which shows the transformation of the northeast during the last nine years of Modi’s government. The minister said in Guwahati that nine years ago, the northeast was in the headlines for the wrong reasons, such as insurgency and clashes.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited the northeast some 60 times in nine years, which may be more than the total number of visits of all his predecessors. The result is a miraculous transformation in the region and the northeast is cited as Modi Govt’s style. development,” Singh added.
The minister further said that Prime Minister Modi has visited the northeast more than sixty times in the past nine years, while his Council of Ministers has also visited the northeast more than 400 times. And if it hadn’t been for Covid, the prime minister I’ve visited a hundred times.
“In the past 8 years, from 2014 to 2022, 1,350 Rs 15,867 crore projects were sanctioned under the systems of the Ministry of Development of the North-East Region and the North-East Council in the North-East States,” Minister Singh said.
Furthermore, speaking of the Armed Forces Special Protection Act (AFSPA), he said, “The Armed Forces Special Protection Act (AFSPA) was completely removed from Tripura and Meghalaya, and more commonly removed from Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, with the exception of some The law and order scenario has advanced significantly as there has been a 63% relief in incidents, going from 8700 cases in the 2006-14 era under the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) to just 3195 instances in the 2014-22 era, the Indian government led through the NDA (National Democratic Alliance). “
Minister Jitendra Singh also referred to the state’s budget allocation.
“For the 2023-24 monetary year, the overall allocation of budget estimates is Rs 5892 crore, which is 114% higher than the allocation of the 2022-23 revised estimates of Rs 2755. 05 crore and 223% higher than the allocation of the revised estimates 2014-15 of According to the Union budget 2023-2024, the 10% share of gross budget (GBS) for the region has been above Rs 94,679. 53, 31% higher than the allocation for 2022-23 RE of Rs 72,540. 28 and 246% higher than the 2014-15 RE allocation of Rs 27,359. 17 crore,” he said.
He added: “The Modi government introduced the PM-DevINE programme in the 2022-23 budget as a one hundred per cent consistent core sector programme with total expenditure of Rs 6. 6 billion for the consistent period 2022-23 to 2025-26. for the holistic progress of the Northeast region. The road structure in the northeast has more than doubled from a meager 0. 6 km of national highway laid per day under the UPA government to 1. 5 km per day between 2014 and 2019. “
Delving into the progress of road infrastructure in the region, he said that until 2013-14, the total duration of national roads in the northeastern region was 8,480km, which increased to 15,735km in 2022-23 under the Modi government, apparently growing. 85. 55 consistent with percent.
The minister also said that the northeastern region also systems like Swadesh Darshan and Prashad for promoting tourism in the region and Rs. 1502. 48 crore were sanctioned under the two programs for the region.
Swadesh Darshan is a program introduced by the central government of India to expand tourism prospects in India. In addition, Prashad means “rejuvenation of pilgrimage and non-secular augmentation training. “
Its objective is to identify pilgrimage sites throughout the country with a view to putting them at the service of greater and richer tourism.
Jitendra Prasad also said, “Under Ayushman Bharat project, more than 5600 health and wellness centers have been opened in the region. Under Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana, more than 10. 7 lakh of hospital projects were legal in the era from 2018-19 to 2021-22 in the northeastern region playing a very important role in offering monetary aid to the population As of 28 March 2022, more than 27 lakh health IDs (ABHA numbers) have been generated under the Ayushman Bharat-Digital Health project in the North-Region eastern.
“From 2014 to the present, the Modi government has spent Rs 14,009 crore to promote higher education in the northeast and 191 new institutes of higher education have been established,” the minister said.
He added, “Under the Khelo India program, which was introduced through the Modi government in 2018, 62 sports infrastructure projects of other categories in the North East region were sanctioned in 2021 at a cost of Rs 423. 01 crore. “
Speaking about other schemes, Singh said, “Rs 10. 415 crore was incurred in the region till November 2021, the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PM-GKY). Rs 64,684 crore were incurred in the region as grants in the National Programme (NFSA) region. Under Jan Dhan Yojana, a total of 2. 44 crore of accounts have been opened in the region as of May 2023. “
“Under the MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Act), Rs. 36,000 crore was spent between 2016 and 2023 and 163 crore man-days of employment was generated. A total of 94 lakh houses were connected to tap water under Jal Jeevan Mission from its launch in 2019 till February 2023,” Singh reported. (ANI)