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Assam CM announces Rs 1.5 lakh crore infrastructure plan
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…
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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.
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The speech invites two easy exaggerations: that a large spending promise is already funded, and that tougher policing alone can end child marriage. The Assam Tribune describes the Rs 1.5 lakh crore as funds Assam would seek to mobilise from the Centre, while Times Now calls it spending. The salary measure also needs clear legal procedure, proof and appeal safeguards. The practical test is whether budget documents, road completion figures and child-marriage cases show delivery after November 1.
Sources (2): assamtribune.com, timesnownews.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
