PM DevINE Scheme- Relevance for UPSC Exam
- GS Paper 2: Governance, Administration and Challenges
- Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
PM DevINE Scheme in News
- Recently, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Shri Narendra Modi has approved a new Scheme, Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE) for the remaining four years of the 15th Finance Commission from 2022-23 to 2025-26.
PM DevINE Scheme
- About: PM-DevINE, was announced in the Union Budget 2022-23 to address development gaps in the North Eastern Region (NER).
- Announcement of PM-DevINE is yet another instance of the importance being attached to the development of NE Region by the Government.
- Funding: The PM-DevINE Scheme will have an outlay of Rs.6,600 crore for the four year period from 2022-23 to 2025-26 (remaining years of 15th Finance Commission period).
- PM-DevINE, is a Central Sector Scheme with 100% Central funding.
- Implementing Ministry: PM-DevINE will be implemented by Ministry of DoNER through North Eastern Council or Central Ministries/ agencies.
- Significance: PM-DevINE will lead to creation of infrastructure, support industries, social development projects and create livelihood activities for youth and women, thus leading to employment generation.
- Projects: projects with substantial socio-economic impact or sustainable livelihood opportunities for the general public will be considered in the future under PMDevINE Scheme.
- Projects will include basic infrastructure in all Primary Health Care Centers, comprehensive facilities in Government Primary and Secondary Schools, etc.
Key Objectives of PM DevINE Scheme
The objectives of PM-DevINE are to:
- Fund infrastructure convergently, in the spirit of PM Gati Shakti;
- Support social development projects based on felt needs of the NER;
- Enable livelihood activities for youth and women;
- Fill the development gaps in various sectors.
Key Features of PM DevINE Scheme
- Measures would be taken to ensure adequate operation and maintenance of the projects sanctioned under PM-DevINE so that they are sustainable.
- To limit construction risks of time and cost overrun, falling on the Government projects would be implemented on Engineering-procurement-Construction (EPC) basis, to the extent possible.
- PMDevINE will provide support to infrastructure and social development projects which may be larger in size and will also provide an end–to-end development solution instead of isolated projects.
- It will be ensured that there is no duplication of project support under PMDevINE with any of the other schemes of MDoNER or those of any other Ministry/ Department.
Why we Need PM DevINE Scheme?
- The parameters of NE States in respect of Basic Minimum Services (BMS) are well below the national average.
- There are critical development gaps as per the BER District Sustainable Development Goad (SDG) Index 2021-22 prepared by NITI Aayog, UNDP and MDoNER.
- The new Scheme, PM-DevINE was announced to address Basic Minimum Services (BMS) shortfalls and development gaps in the North-Eastern States.
North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS)