# Assam CM announces Rs 1.5 lakh crore infrastructure plan

2026-08-15T09:00:41+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced a five-year plan to mobilise Rs 1.5 lakh crore from the Centre for infrastructure between 2026 and 2031. The proposal includes improving 6,000 km of roads under Asom Mala 4.0, granting land rights to 3.5 lakh tea garden families and launching Mission Basundhara 4.0 in December. Sarma also announced a 20% salary transfer to the first wife of a government employee who abandons her without a legal divorce, subject to her application. He ordered a 30-day police crackdown on child marriage from November 1. The Times Now reports that more than 100 people died in recent disasters across four districts, while The Assam Tribune refers to rehabilitation after floods without giving that toll.

## Coverage

- assamtribune.com <https://assamtribune.com/guwahati/cm-sarma-announces-rs-15-lakh-cr-capital-push-new-co-districts-on-independence-day-1615673>
- timesnownews.com <https://www.timesnownews.com/india/they-are-not-gen-z-or-gen-alpha-they-are-my-son-and-daughter-himantas-independence-day-message-on-independence-day-article-155667363>

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