Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Saturday that the state plans to invest ₹1.50 lakh crore in capital expenditure over the next five years. Of this amount, ₹50,000 crore will come from the state’s own resources.
He also announced eight new co-districts and disposal of pending government files in mission mode. He also announced a 30-day special crackdown on child marriage from Nov 1 and affirmed that the government will not rest till underage weddings and polygamy are eradicated.
Dismissing the concepts of Gen Z and Alpha as “European” ones, the CM announced formation of a new Youth Development and Empowerment department that will work for the skill enhancement and all-round growth of the youth.
“In the next five years, we shall try to get ₹ 1 lakh crore from the Central government. From 2026 to 2031, the state will spend ₹ 1.50 lakh crore on infrastructure,” Sarma added.
He said the state’s economy has tripled in a decade and the state is now known from ‘chai’ to ‘chip’ of semiconductors, referring to the upcoming Tata facility in the state. Condoling the loss of lives in the recent floods, which especially devastated four eastern districts, Sarma said that funds for rehabilitation of the affected people and areas will not be a constraint.
“For building a ‘Vikshit Assam’ by 2047, we shall be spending ₹ 50,000 crore in capital expenditure.
The next four years will see investment in roads, schools, urbanisation, rural growth, etc, and this will be from our own funds,” Sarma said, in his first Independence Day speech after retaining the chief minister’s position for the second term.
