Overview

• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said 40,000 youths will be hired in a single recruitment drive on October 10, taking the state’s total government appointments to 160,000.
• The government has partnered with the National Dairy Development Board to establish North East Dairy and Foods Limited with processing units across Assam that aim to handle up to 10 lakh litres of milk daily.
• Dairy farmers will receive an additional ₹5 per litre over market price and benefit from sex-sorted semen technology and a new ‘Lakhimi-Gir’ hybrid cow breed for higher milk yields.
• Authorities aim to boost daily egg production to 1 crore by supporting 1,000 layer-farm entrepreneurs and end pork imports with a new processing unit in Nazira.
• Investment in tourism includes ₹4,000 crore for roads and connectivity in Dima Hasao after Kaziranga National Park ranked third nationally in visitor footfall.