- UDAN Scheme to Add 120 Destinations, Focus on Northeast Connectivity
- Northeast States Allowed Extra 0.5% GSDP Borrowing for Energy Upgrades
- New Urea Plant in Assam to Boost Agriculture in Northeast
- 100 Agri-Districts Included in PM Krishi Yojana, Focus on Northeast
- Buddhist Tourism Circuits to Drive Northeast Tourism Growth
- MSMEs in Northeast to Get Support for Global Supply Chain Integration
- GIS Technology to Modernize Land Records, Improve Rural Connectivity in Northeast
New Delhi:The Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) has been given ₹5,915 crore in the Union Budget 2025–2026, which is 47% more than the ₹4,006 crore allotted the previous year.
According to officials, the region will benefit from projects like increased regional air connectivity under the UDAN scheme, which seeks to add 120 new destinations with a focus on smaller airports and helipads in isolated and hilly areas. The goal is to carry four crore passengers in the next decade.
Additionally, the budget permits northeastern states to borrow an additional 0.5% of their Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) for enhancements to electricity transmission and distribution, which should increase the region’s energy supply and dependability.
The government established a new urea factory in Namrup, Assam, with an annual capacity of 12.7 lakh metric tonnes, and revived three dormant urea plants in the eastern region to increase self-reliance in urea manufacturing. This will increase the amount of urea available for northeastern agriculture.
One hundred agri-districts, including a few in the northeast, have been covered under the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana.
Buddhist tourism circuits will be the main emphasis of northeastern tourism development, and MSMEs will get assistance in integrating with international supply chains.
According to officials, modernising land records and planning infrastructure using GIS technology can help with rural connectivity and urban planning.
