New Delhi Feb 1 (IANS) The Ministry of Development of North East Region (DONER) has been allocated Rs 3 000 crore for 2018-19 in the Union Budget -- 11.8 per cent more than last year.
The Ministry had been allocated Rs 2 682.45 crore in the last Budget.
While no major projects were announced for the North East region Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley proposed the construction of a tunnel under Sela Pass a high-altitude mountain pass located on the border between the Tawang and West Kameng Districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
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