Archive · 8 Nov 2025
Centre Invests Rs 21,000 Cr in Northeast Education, Lays Foundation for New University
India's Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced that the government has spent a lot of money, about 21,000 crore rupees, on schools and learning in the Northeast part of the country over the last 11 years.
She also helped start building a new university in Assam named after a brave young freedom fighter named Kanaklata Barua.
This university will focus on teaching technical skills and new technologies like AI.
The minister also mentioned that many new schools and special learning centers have been opened in the area.
Besides education, the government has also improved travel in the Northeast by building new airports and adding new train routes to states that didn't have them before.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an investment of Rs 21,000 crore in the Northeast's education sector over the last 11 years.
She laid the foundation stone for the 'Swahid Kanaklata Barua State University' in Gohpur, Assam, costing Rs 415 crore.
The university will focus on technical and vocational education, including courses in AI, machine learning, and cyber-security.
Sitharaman highlighted improvements in connectivity, including the construction of 10 new greenfield airports and the addition of Manipur and Meghalaya to the railway map.
She noted the opening of over 850 new schools and 200 new skill development institutes in the region during the period.
- Who
- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
- What
- Laid the foundation stone for Swahid Kanaklata Barua State University and highlighted the Centre's investment in the Northeast's education and infrastructure sectors.
- When
- Saturday
- Where
- Bholaguri, Gohpur, Biswanath district, Assam (for university foundation) and Northeast region (for investment claims)
- Why
- To promote technical and vocational education, honor freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua, and showcase the government's development initiatives in the region.
- Total investment in Northeast education (last 11 years)
- Rs 21,000 crore
- New schools opened in Northeast
- Over 850
- New skill development institutes operationalized
- Over 200
- New greenfield airports built in Northeast
- 10
- Cost of Swahid Kanaklata Barua State University
- Rs 415 crore
- University land area
- 241 acres
Sources
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