Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a
post-budget press conference, in New Delhi, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (PTI
Photo/Kamal Singh)
- NEW DELHI — The Union Budget 2025-26 has allocated Rs 5,915 crore for the
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), which is a significant
47-per cent hike over the ongoing fiscal's allocation.
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- The budget 2024-25 had allocated Rs 4,006 crore for the
Ministry of DoNER.
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- Officials said other initiatives that will indirectly benefit
the northeastern region include expansion to 120 new destinations, including
enhanced connectivity for the region, under the UDAN -- the regional
connectivity scheme.
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- There will be a focus on smaller airports and helipads in
hilly and remote districts to boost regional air travel, with a target to carry
four crore passengers in the next 10 years.
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- The additional 0.5 per cent of the Gross State Domestic
Product (GSDP) borrowing will allow the states to implement electricity
distribution and augment intra-state transmission, and it is expected to
improve energy availability and reliability in the northeast, the officials
said.
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- For "aatmanirbharta" (self-reliance) in urea
production, the government has reopened three dormant urea plants in the
eastern region. To further augment the urea supply, a plant with an annual
capacity of 12.7 lakh metric tons will be set up at Assam's Namrup.
