Year end review Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER)

    16-Jan-2020
-Press Information Bureau
Contd from previous issue
7. North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Ltd (NERAMAC) –The major activities of NERAMAC from 01/01/2019 to 15/12/2019 are given as under.
· Procurement and supply of products of the NE region like Ginger, Large cardamom, pineapple, pera, kiwi etc.
·  Agri-input supply business to the Govt. of Assam. (Black Gram, Green Gram, Vermicompost, Tissue Culture Orchid, Black Pepper rooted cutting, tissue culture banan seeding etc.)
· Retail sale of purchased /packaged products like Turmeric power, Pineapple  Squash, Kiwi Squash , kiwi jam, Black Pepper Power, Large cardamom, Black rice etc
·  NERAMAC organised/ participated   in many events /exhibitions/seminars all over the country for branding North east agri-horticulture products.
· Application for GI tagging for the following 10 exotic produces of NER has been filed (ChakHao, Black Cherry, Dekang, Sweet Cucumber, Long Cavendish Banana, Dalle Chilli, Outanga, Letuka, Jackfruit, Sohiong).
· Registered 75 nos of FPOs/FPCs under MOVCDNER and 16 Entrepreneurs of NER complying FSSAI with NERAMAC for catering market linkages.
·  Conducted training/workshop/seminars/Post GI Activities etc for the farmers and entrepreneurs updating them on latest trends/techniques of marketing so that they can develop and market competitive products/produces. Approx 600 farmers have been benefitted out of the training/workshop/seminars.
· Promoted organically grown produces/products under umbrella brand ‘ONE’ Organic North East.
8. NORTH EASTERN DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION LTD(NEDFi).
· During the period January 1, 2019 to December 16, 2019, the Corporation extended total sanctions & disbursements of Rs.315.72 crore and Rs.281.55 crore respectively. Various sectors financed were microfinance, healthcare, tourism & hospitality, handlooms & handicrafts, food processing etc. Till December 16, 2019, cumulative sanction & disbursement were Rs.5285 crore and Rs.4047 crore respectively.
· The Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region (M-DoNER) jointly with North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi) & Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), has set up the North East Venture Fund (NEVF), a dedicated Venture Fund for the North East Region
· NEDFi conducted 3 nos. of training programmes for 71 nos. representatives from various NGOs/ MFIs.
· Corporation conducted a total no. of 16 Business meets with participation of over 1000 nos. Participants from all eight States of NER for dissemination of information on its schemes and programmes.
· The Corporation facilitating disbursement of subsidies under the Transport Subsidy Scheme, Central Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme, Central Interest Subsidy Scheme, Freight Subsidy Scheme & Central Comprehensive Insurance Subsidy Scheme to industrial units of all the eight NER States. The details of disbursement under various schemes during the year are given below:
CENTRAL SUBSIDIES:-     (Rs. in Cr.)
Disbursement from 01.01.2019 to 16.12.2019     
Scheme    Amount
Transport Subsidy    529.34
Central Capital Investment Subsidy    499.67
Central Interest Subsidy    18.12
Central Comprehensive Insurance Subsidy    18.45
Freight Subsidy    90.63
Total    1156.21
· NEDFi under its CSR initiative facilitated Capacity Building through exposure visit and training to 691 nos. beneficiaries by conducting 25 nos. of programmes.