Overview

• The cabinet ratified a post-facto procurement of 500 MW from the Union Coal Ministry at ₹5.79 per unit to secure affordable electricity.
• A 1,500 MW pumped-storage hydroelectric project in Karbi Anglong was approved to bolster grid stability and support clean energy integration.
• Lawmakers sanctioned the remaining ₹325 crore for the Mukhya Mantri Ayushman Asom Yojana to continue cashless medical treatment for beneficiaries in 2025–26.
• Revisions to the Assam Unified Building Construction (Regulation) Byelaws, 2022 will streamline green building standards, unlock transit-oriented development benefits and simplify industrial project approvals.
• Eight proposals under Mission Basundhara were reclassified for non-agricultural use in Dhubri and Biswanath districts to advance land reforms and housing projects.