Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Assam Approves ₹50,000-Crore Package With Proton Therapy Centre
Assam’s government has approved a very large development package worth ₹50,000 crore.
The money will be used for buildings, roads, electricity and welfare programs.
Tea garden workers may receive better housing.
Schools, students, women’s facilities and Anganwadi centres are also included.
The plan also aims to strengthen embankments that help protect against floods.
Healthcare services and primary health centres are expected to receive support.
A separate ₹600-crore project will create a Proton Beam Therapy facility in Guwahati.
This would bring advanced cancer treatment to a government hospital in India for the first time, according to the report.
The Assam Cabinet approved a ₹50,000-crore package for development, infrastructure and welfare initiatives across the state.
Funding will come from Assam’s own resources, NABARD support and Central Government schemes.
The package includes tea garden worker housing, education upgrades, student programs, women’s markets and hostels.
Funds will also support anti-flood embankments, primary healthcare, Anganwadi centres, roads and power networks.
The Cabinet sanctioned ₹600 crore for a Proton Beam Therapy facility at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital.
- Who
- The Assam Cabinet, announced by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
- What
- Approval of a ₹50,000-crore development package and ₹600 crore for a Proton Beam Therapy facility.
- When
- Following the Assam Cabinet’s meeting; the article does not provide a date.
- Where
- Across Assam, including Gauhati Medical College and Hospital in Guwahati.
- Why
- To accelerate development, strengthen infrastructure and welfare, improve flood resilience, and expand healthcare and economic capacity.
- Total package
- ₹50,000 crore
- Healthcare project
- ₹600 crore Proton Beam Therapy facility
- Funding sources
- Assam’s own resources, NABARD support and Central Government schemes
- Target hospital
- Gauhati Medical College and Hospital
- Housing focus
- Tea garden workers
- Flood protection
- Strengthening anti-flood embankments
- Other sectors
- Education, student welfare, women’s facilities, primary healthcare, Anganwadi centres, roads and power