Assam CM Inaugurates Largest Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana Project Worth Rs1,600 Crore

Assam's Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, inaugurated the country's largest Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana in the Naharkatia area of Dibrugarh. In a statement to X on Wednesday, CM Sarma highlighted the achievements of the #VikasYatra, which included over Rs1,600 crore worth of development efforts across Assam.

Among the key projects mentioned were a new solar-powered housing colony under PM Awas Yojana in Naharkatia, a state-of-the-art convention centre in Lakhimpur, and the provision of ambulances for tea gardens. Additionally, CM Sarma launched Rs745 crore worth of developmental projects in Dibrugarh and inaugurated 46 projects in Lakhimpur, amounting to Rs807 crore, as part of the Vikas Yatra initiative.

Earlier, on Tuesday, the Assam Chief Minister said that, under the Vikas Yatra, the state government has lined up the inauguration and launch of projects worth an aggregate of ₹23,000 crore across the state.Speaking on the occasion, CM Sarma exuded confidence that the projects that were either inaugurated or foundation stones laid have immense potential to fulfil the hopes and aspirations of the residents of the Bajali district.Earlier, the Assam Chief Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth ₹171 crore in Bongaigaon.