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Assam CM Highlights Rs 778 Crore Investment, Jobs, Value Chains
Assam is trying to bring more businesses and investment to the state.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Rs 778 crore has been invested.
He said this can create more jobs for local people.
He gave the example of a potato grown in Assam becoming part of a Lay’s packet.
This means farm products can be processed and packaged inside larger business supply chains.
Farmers, factories, transport companies and shops can all benefit from this process.
The government wants products made in Assam to be sold outside the state.
It also wants industrial growth to help local communities and producers.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma highlighted a Rs 778 crore investment in the state.
He said the investment is creating more local employment opportunities.
Sarma linked Assam’s agricultural production with large-scale food processing and consumer products.
He cited the journey from an Assam-grown potato to a packet of Lay’s as an example of local value addition.
The state government is promoting Assam as an investment destination for manufacturing, food processing and infrastructure.
- Who
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the Assam state government.
- What
- A Rs 778 crore investment was highlighted as contributing to local employment and expanded agricultural-to-consumer-product value chains.
- Where
- Assam, with products intended to reach markets beyond the state.
- When
- Tuesday, according to Sarma’s social media post.
- Why
- To attract private investment, create local jobs and connect agricultural production with food processing and wider consumer markets.
Key facts
- Investment highlighted
- Rs 778 crore
- State
- Assam
- Chief minister
- Himanta Biswa Sarma
- Example product chain
- A potato grown in Assam becoming part of a packet of Lay’s
- Employment focus
- More local employment opportunities
- Target sectors
- Manufacturing, food processing and infrastructure
- Market ambition
- Products made in Assam reaching consumers beyond the state
Quotes
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Chief Minister of Assam
“From a potato growing in our fields to a packet of Lay’s on your shelf. That’s what opportunity looks like - Made in Assam, reaching beyond Assam”
thehansindia.com
“It grows with opportunity ₹778 Cr investment, more local employment opportunities”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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