Scheme Objectives: - The objective of the scheme is to boost industrialization in North Eastern Region.
Coverage and eligibility: - NEIIPP, 2007 covers the entire North East Region comprising States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. NEIIPP, 2007 is applicable to all industrial units in manufacturing Sectors, select service sector, Biotechnology and Power Generating units (up to 10 MW) (barring the units producing tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes, pan masala and plastic carry bags of less than 20 microns, refineries, Calcined Petroleum Coke & Bitumen Emulsion and units engaged in peripheral activities like preservation during storage, cleaning operations, packing, re- packing, labeling or re-labeling, sorting, alteration of retail sale price etc.).
Budget Availability / utilization since last five years: - The budget allocation for schemes under NEIIPP, 2007 for the 12th Five year plan is Rs.700 crores, however, Rs.841.72 crore (including Rs.170 crore allocated at BE 2016-17) has already been released till 29.03.2017. Details of budget availability for the Policy during the last five years are as under: (Rs. in crore)
Year | Plan Allocation | Plan Expenditure | Non-Plan Allocation | Non-plan expenditure |
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2012-13 | 100.00 | 99.83 | - | - |
2013-14 | 150.00 | 150.00 | - | - |
2014-15 | 221.90 | 221.90 | - | - |
2015-16 | 200.00 | 200.00 | - | - |
2016-17: (Rs. in crore)
Year | Plan Allocation | Plan Expenditure | Non-Plan Allocation | Non-plan expenditure |
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Q1 | 170.00 | 169.97 | - | - |
Q2 | 0.03 | - | - | - |
Q3 | 0.03 | - | - | - |
Q4 | 0.03 | 0.03 | - | - |
Physical Progress against milestones till the end of 2015-16: - As per the information provided by the State Governments of North Eastern Region, the achievements in terms of Industrial units set up is 27644 units, Investment made is Rs. 11466.22 crores and Employment generated (in nos.) is 228224.
Salient features of the Policy: Benefits available under NEIIPP, 2007 are:
Implementing Agency: - DIPP is the implementing agency of NEIIPP, 2007. North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (NEDFi), Guwahati is the nodal agency for disbursal of subsidies under various subsidy schemes of NEIIPP, 2007.
Monitoring and Review Mechanism: - Each component of the Scheme under NEIIPP, 2007 has inbuilt provision of monitoring the implementation of scheme viz. refund of grant if the beneficiary unit gives false information or goes out of production within 5 years of commercial production, no change of location of industrial units without prior approval of the Central/State Government concerned, furnishing of utilization certificate of subsidy within a period of one year of receipt of full amount, submission of annual progress report by the beneficiary unit to Central/State Government concerned, about its working for a period of 5 years after going into production etc.
Evaluation of the Scheme: - DIPP carried out an evaluation study of NEIIPP, 2007 to assess its impact through an independent agency. The Study Report was received in March, 2015 and the Study recommended as follows:
Based on the recommendation of the Study and other prevailing circumstances, some Schemes of the NEIIPP, 2007 have been revised and notified on 22.11.2016 as given in the salient features of the Policy.