Pride of Hills: Special Development Assistance for Hill States Scheme

Recently, the Centre allocated Rs. 4,900 crore to Arunachal Pradesh under the newly launched “Pride of Hills” initiative for 2026-27.

What is Pride of Hills: Special Development Assistance for Hill States?

  • Special Initiative: It is a special initiative launched under the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) framework for 2026-27 to address infrastructure and development gaps in hill and Himalayan states.
  • Objective: To address structural and geographical disadvantages such as difficult terrain, weak connectivity, sparse population, high infrastructure costs, weaker fiscal indicators, and limited revenue-generation capacity.
  • Nine Beneficiary States: Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Tripura, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, and ....
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