North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) a Central Sector Scheme fully funded by the Government of India, was approved during 2017-18 and was implemented till 31.03.2022. The approval for extension of NESIDS Scheme w.e.f. 01.04.2022 till 31.03.2026 has duly been considered and accorded by competent authority.
During the process of extension of the NESIDS w.e.f. 01.04.2022, the erstwhile NESIDS has been restructured into two components
- NESIDS (Roads) – to be administered by the North Eastern Council (NEC)
- NESIDS (Other than Roads Infrastructure (OTRI)) – to be administered by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER)
NESIDS (OTRI) component subsumes the projects sanctioned (but not yet completed) under its predecessor schemes:
- Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR)
- North East Special Infrastructure Development Schemes (NESIDS)
- Hill Area Development Programme (HADP)