MLA Robert Romawia Royte presented receipts at the Aizawl Press Club: Rs 43,952 lakh lapsed on 41 projects that had already been approved and had work orders issued. Chief Minister Lalduhoma had separately informed the state Assembly that Mizoram ranked 4th in India under the same scheme. An RTI filed with the Finance Ministry confirmed there is no ranking system under SASCI.
At a press conference at the Aizawl Press Club on April 4, 2026, MNF MLA Robert Romawia Royte detailed what two years of SASCI mismanagement looked like in practice. In 2025-26, Rs 11,152 lakh lapsed despite 41 projects having been approved and work orders issued to contractors. A bonus allocation of Rs 32,800 lakh — which every other northeastern state managed to claim — was never utilised and also lapsed. The cumulative total: Rs 43,952 lakh, roughly Rs 440 crore, gone without a single approved project being completed. Chief Minister Lalduhoma, who also holds the Finance portfolio, had previously told the state Assembly that Mizoram ranked 4th in India under SASCI. An RTI filed with the Department of Expenditure in the Finance Ministry confirmed that no performance ranking system exists under SASCI at all. For 2026-27, Mizoram has been allocated Rs 100 crore in development funds, while Arunachal Pradesh received Rs 4,900 crore, Nagaland Rs 3,880 crore, and Tripura Rs 3,450 crore. The state's Chief Minister, who is also the Finance Minister, expressed strong confidence in the government's direction.