{"id":362937,"date":"2026-05-15T16:36:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=362937"},"modified":"2026-05-15T16:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:06:36","slug":"pride-of-hills-special-development-assistance-for-hill-states-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pride-of-hills-special-development-assistance-for-hill-states-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Pride of Hills: Special Development Assistance for Hill States Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: The Centre allocated \u20b94,900 crore to Arunachal Pradesh under the newly launched \u201cPride of Hills\u201d initiative for 2026-27.<\/p>\n<h2>About Pride of Hills: Special Development Assistance for Hill States\u201d Scheme<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_362939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-362939\" style=\"width: 326px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-362939\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-NET.jpg?resize=326%2C370&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pride of Hills: Special Development Assistance for Hill States\u201d Scheme\" width=\"326\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-NET.jpg?resize=264%2C300&amp;ssl=1 264w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-NET.jpg?w=699&amp;ssl=1 699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-362939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; NET<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c<strong>Pride of Hills: Special Development Assistance for Hill States\u201d<\/strong> is a special initiative launched under the<strong> Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) framework<\/strong> for 2026-27 to <strong>address infrastructure and development gaps in hill and Himalayan states.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Total Outlay:<\/strong> The scheme has a total outlay of <strong>\u20b925,000 <\/strong>crore for <strong>nine hill and Himalayan states.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective<\/strong>: The scheme <strong>aims to address structural and geographical disadvantages<\/strong> such as difficult terrain, weak connectivity, sparse population, high infrastructure costs, weaker fiscal indicators, and limited revenue-generation capacity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Beneficiary States: <\/strong>The nine beneficiary states are <strong>Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Tripura, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, and Mizoram. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Permissible Utilization of Funds:<\/strong> The funds allocated under this scheme may be utilized by the States for the <strong>following purposes<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Repayment of Loans:<\/strong> Repayment of the principal amount of loans availed from the Government of India, banks, and other agencies, including loans for Externally Aided Projects (EAPs).\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Funds released<\/strong> under this part will <strong>not impact the Gross Borrowing Ceiling of the State<\/strong> as determined under the Borrowing Guidelines for 2026\u201327.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>State Share of Projects and Schemes:<\/strong> Meeting the <strong>State share of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS)<\/strong> and the <strong>State share<\/strong> of infrastructure projects of Central agencies such as Railways, highways, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Counterpart funding for <strong>Externally Aided Projects (EAPs)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">About Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) Framework<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ministry Involved:<\/strong> The SASCI framework is <strong>implemented by the Department of Expenditure under the Ministry of Finance.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Financial Support: <\/strong>The SASCI framework provides <strong>50-year interest-free loans to States and Union Territories<\/strong> for capital investment projects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective<\/strong>: The framework <strong>aims to increase capital expenditure, improve productive capacity, and support economic growth<\/strong> through infrastructure development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Centre allocated \u20b94,900 crore to Arunachal Pradesh under the newly launched \u201cPride of Hills\u201d initiative for 2026-27. 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