PM-DevINE

Subject : Economy

Context:

Cabinet approves Rs 6,600 crore scheme ‘PM-DevINE’ for North-Eastern states.

Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region:

It aims to support infrastructure, industries and other livelihood projects in the Northeastern states.
The objectives:
- fund infrastructure convergently, in the spirit of PM Gati Shakti,
- support social development projects based on the needs of the NE region,
- enable livelihood activities for youth and women and
- fill the development gaps in various sectors.
The PM-DevINE will lead to the creation of infrastructure, support industries, social development projects and create livelihood activities for youth and women, thus leading to employment generation.
It will be implemented during the remaining four years of the 15th Finance Commission from 2022-23 to 2025-26.
It is a 100 per cent Central government-funded plan.
It will be administered by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER)
It will address the BMS shortfalls and development gaps:
- The parameters of NE states in respect of Basic Minimum Services (BMS) are well below the national average and there are critical development gaps as per the District Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Index 2021-22 prepared by NITI Aayog, UNDP and the Ministry of DoNER.

Central schemes / Central Sector Schemes:

These schemes are funded and implemented by the union government.
Usually they are schemes related to the subjects over which union government has jurisdiction as per Schedule VII

Centrally Sponsored Schemes:

These schemes are funded by the Union Government or Union as well as State government but implemented by State governments.
Funding patterns may be 50:50,75:25 etc.
North Eastern and Hilly states generally have a pattern of 90:10.