The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Pema Khandu, has approved a comprehensive development package worth Rs 7,834 crore, focusing on governance, education, infrastructure, and employment reforms. The package aims to enhance the ease of living, ease of doing business, and public service delivery in the state.
A significant portion of the package, Rs 2,334 crore, has been allocated for Phase-II of the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive State Road Development Plan (CMCSRDP). This initiative seeks to improve connectivity in district headquarters, sub-divisional headquarters, and the Capital Complex. Officials have been directed to complete pending projects under Phase-I by March 2027.
Additionally, the Cabinet has sanctioned Rs 2,000 crore for the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive State Rural Road Development Programme (CMCSRRDP) to provide all-weather connectivity to habitations not covered under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). Another Rs 2,000 crore has been approved under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive State Power Development Programme (CMCSPDP) to modernize power infrastructure and reduce Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses to 18% by March 2029.
The Cabinet has also cleared Rs 1,500 crore for Phase-II of Mission Shikshit Arunachal (2026-2029) to bridge school infrastructure gaps, strengthen teacher training, enhance digital monitoring, and improve learning outcomes. Furthermore, the Cabinet has rolled out the AI-powered e-HRMS 2.0 (Manav Sampada) platform to digitize the entire lifecycle of government employees, from recruitment to retirement.
Other key decisions include the approval of the Chief Minister’s Frontier Sainik School Scholarship Scheme, an Indian Army-led mentorship program, and the ARUN MSME Mission to revive and upgrade micro, small, and medium enterprises. The Arunachal Human Capital and Economic Transformation Vision 2036 has also been approved, targeting the skilling of 1 lakh youths and creating 10,000 entrepreneurs.
In a significant employment decision, the Cabinet has approved a 20% reservation for retired Agniveers from Arunachal Pradesh in constabulary and equivalent posts in the police, armed police battalions, fire services, forest department, prisons, and other uniformed services. Measures to improve ease of doing business include exempting businesses holding specified statutory licenses from obtaining separate trade licenses and removing regulatory duplication for 56 categories of businesses.
The Cabinet has also approved healthcare initiatives under CM CARES, Mission SURAKSHA, and Ayushman Aarogya Shivir-Intensified 30-Day Integrated Health Camps. These initiatives aim to strengthen healthcare, social protection, and citizen well-being through the convergence of schemes and unify prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and enforcement against substance abuse.
