Overview
- Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia opened the North Eastern Science & Technology Cluster at IIT Guwahati with an allocation of Rs 22.98 crore.
- The hub will focus on four verticals: grassroots innovation, semiconductors and artificial intelligence, bamboo-based technologies, and biodegradable plastics.
- He laid foundation stones for Assam works totaling Rs 635 crore, including 65 secondary school buildings (Rs 455 crore), the Chayagaon–Ukium road upgrade (Rs 102.69 crore), and an RCC bridge at Silonijan–Dhansiri Par Ghat (Rs 20.59 crore).
- Industrial estates were announced for Ramphalbil in Kokrajhar (Rs 14.40 crore) and Lakhibazar in Baksa (Rs 18.40 crore) to spur local enterprise.
- Scindia cited over Rs 6.2 lakh crore invested in the Northeast via the 10% Gross Budgetary Support policy, pointing to 6,500 km of added national highways, growth from nine to 17 airports, and quicker Kolkata–Agartala travel through new links to Bangladesh.