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Assam in 2025: Infrastructure Upgrades, Welfare Push and a Tougher Immigration Stance

Year-end reporting points to a cumulative shift toward greater connectivity with rising confidence.

Overview

  • Guwahati’s expanded airport terminal and the Gateway of Guwahati riverfront terminal went operational, strengthening air links and inland water transport for tourism and trade.
  • Welfare delivery and digital governance broadened through direct benefit transfers and online services for land records, certificates and applications to improve last‑mile access.
  • The state pressed an investment-led agenda under Advantage Assam with support for SMEs and value‑addition in energy, agro industries, bamboo and tea.
  • Authorities intensified land and immigration measures by reclaiming roughly 1.5 lakh bighas tied to Satras and tribal communities and reviving the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act for expulsions.
  • A proposed ASSAMSAT satellite signaled data‑driven ambitions as Guwahati’s international music event featuring Post Malone boosted cultural visibility, with unemployment, floods and urban congestion still posing challenges.