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Assam Unveils Rs 50,000-Crore Roadmap for Development by 2047
The Assam government wants to spend Rs 50,000 crore on development projects.
The plan is part of its goal to build a more developed Assam by 2047.
Money would support schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, Anganwadi centres, roads, power projects and stadiums.
The government also wants fewer students to leave school early.
It plans to improve healthcare by creating medical colleges and upgrading 4,000 health sub-centres.
New land banks could make it easier for industries to set up in Assam.
Damaged flood embankments would also be repaired or rebuilt.
A month-long campaign will let people join activities and access government services through local camps.
Assam has proposed a Rs 50,000-crore investment plan for schools, healthcare, Anganwadi centres, universities, stadiums and other public infrastructure.
The plan aims to spread development across districts and address local infrastructure needs through coordinated projects.
Key priorities include reducing secondary-school dropouts, establishing medical colleges and upgrading 4,000 health sub-centres into hospitals.
The government plans district-wise industrial land banks and reconstruction of embankments damaged by recent floods.
Seva Sankalpa Abhiyan will run from September 17 to October 17 with public competitions, worker felicitations and block-level Seva Setu camps.
- Who
- The Assam government, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, along with ministers, officials and district administrators.
- What
- A proposed Rs 50,000-crore investment and infrastructure plan linked to the Viksit Assam 2047 vision.
- Where
- Across Assam, with the conference held in Jorhat.
- When
- The plan was discussed after a two-day District Commissioners’ Conference; Seva Sankalpa Abhiyan is scheduled for September 17 to October 17.
- Why
- To spread development across districts, improve public services, strengthen infrastructure, support industry and advance Assam’s long-term development goals.
Key facts
- Planned investment
- Rs 50,000 crore
- Development vision
- Viksit Assam 2047
- Healthcare target
- Upgrade 4,000 health sub-centres into hospitals
- Industrial land
- District-wise land banks are planned; Assam currently has fewer than 10,000 bighas earmarked for future industrial development
- Education focus
- Reducing secondary-level student dropouts and building institutions from schools to universities
- Flood protection
- Reconstructing embankments damaged during recent floods
- Public campaign
- Seva Sankalpa Abhiyan will run from September 17 to October 17
Quotes
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Chief Minister of Assam
“₹50,000 crore. 7 years. Every constituency. Better schools. 6,000 new Anganwadis. Women’s markets. New roads, stadiums, auditoriums and homes for tea garden workers. Not just a number , a ₹50,000 crore roadmap to build the Assam of tomorrow.”
financialexpress.com
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