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MDoNER official seeks clarification on Nagaland projects

Dimapur, Oct 21 (UNI) Joint secretary, Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region (MDoNER), Dr Vipul Aggarwal, on Wednesday sought a clarification from the Nagaland government on several critical projects, including the setting up of a 50-bed hospital at the new district headquarters of Peren, a multi-speciality hospital at Chumoukedima and the construction of indoor and outdoor stadium facilities at Peren Government College.
Aggarwal sought the details at a meeting held to review the progress and implementation of projects under the Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE) and other schemes of the MDoNER in Nagaland in the office of the state development commissioner in Kohima.
Aggarwal said major projects under PM-DevINE should be closely monitored and prioritised for early completion. He further emphasised the need for objective, need-based proposals and called for targeted interventions to address critical gaps in SDG performance.
He stated that funding support was available for deserving projects but stressed that timely implementation and completion were essential.
He stressed the need for the state to urgently prioritise projects for submission under the 16th Finance Commission and advised the departments not to wait for the final allocation figures before submitting their priority lists.
Aggarwal called for the submission of proposals by the end of October, stating that liabilities under the 14th and 15th Finance Commissions would not be carried forward to the 17th Finance Commission.
Emphasising the need for timely implementation, Aggarwal called for a clear roadmap for project completion, with priority given to older projects and those that could be completed by the next financial year. He also stressed the need to expedite works, reduce project timelines wherever possible and ensure timely responses to queries and clarifications.
While acknowledging the progress made by other northeastern states, he said Nagaland needed to do more to improve its socio-economic development and ensure effective implementation of development projects.
At the meeting, Y Kikheto Sema, principal secretary and development commissioner, Nagaland, said the funding received by the state had not been commensurate with its developmental needs.
He said Nagaland had received a total of Rs 5,339.50 crore under MDoNER from 1998 to 2025, which was comparatively lower than the amount sanctioned to several other northeastern states.
He pointed out that Nagaland was the third-lowest recipient of MDoNER funding in the region, despite being the second-oldest northeastern state after Assam.
Sema called for greater financial support to address the state’s developmental requirements.
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