A Central Sector scheme named PM-DevINE,fully funded by the Government of India, was announced in the Union Budget 2022-23. The scheme envisages funding infrastructure, in the spirit of PM GatiShakti, supporting social development projects based on felt needs of the North-East, generating livelihood opportunities for youth and women and filling the gaps in various sectors.The scheme was approved by the Union Cabinet on 12.10.2022. For the period from 2022-23 to 2025-26,the approved expenditure outlay is Rs. 6,600 crore.
The objective of PM-DevINE entails the overall vision of MDoNER i.e. “Transforming NER through Development in an Accelerated yet Sustainable manner, affording access to ease of living to all its citizens”. Thus, the broad objectives of “PM-DevINE” are -
(i) Infrastructure development projects in the spirit of PM GatiShakti,
(ii) Social development projects based on the felt needs of the region,
(iii) Enhancing livelihood activities for youth & women of the region,and
(iv) Filling up developmental gaps in various sectors.
The scheme is an additionality, over and above the existing schemes of the Government of India and NE State Governments. Projects can be posed by the Central Ministries/ Departments or the NE State Governments targeting the objectives of the Scheme (economic infrastructure, social infrastructure, livelihood activities, and filling social development gaps in various sectors).