Archive · 22 Aug 2025
Assam to Launch ₹600-Crore Skill Education Project
Assam is starting a new project to teach people useful skills.
The government is working with a company called Nelco, which is part of the Tata Group.
They will build special training centers with different 'hubs' and 'spokes' to teach skills.
Most of the money for the project will come from Tata, with the rest from the Assam government.
The project aims to help people learn trades and prepare them for jobs.
The government also decided to name a new flyover to honor a historical figure.
Assam Cabinet approved a ₹600-crore project to develop skill education centers.
The project will be a collaboration between the Assam government and Nelco (Tata Group).
75% of the project will be funded by the Tata Group, and 25% by the Assam government.
The project will establish a 'hub and spoke' model for skill education across Assam.
The cabinet also approved naming the GNB Road flyover the 'Maharaj Prithu Flyover'.
- Who
- Assam government, Nelco (Tata Group).
- What
- A skill development project in Assam.
- When
- Announced on August 22, 2025.
- Where
- Assam, India.
- Why
- To develop skill education centers across the state.
- Project Cost
- ₹600 crore
- Partners
- Nelco (Tata Group), Assam government
- Funding Split
- 75% Tata Group, 25% Assam government
- Project Model
- Hub and Spoke
- Hubs
- 50
- Spokes
- 500
