Infrastructure investment of about ₹1 lakh crore announced in business summit: Himanta
The Hindu
Assam CM announces ₹1 lakh crore investment in infrastructure development at Advantage Assam 2.0 Summit 2025.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday (February 26, 2025) that a total investment of nearly ₹1 lakh crore was announced for infrastructure development by various government agencies during the business summit in Guwahati, Assam.
“The investments will be made by the Central Government in sectors such as road transport, railway connectivity, waterways enhancement and air connectivity,” he added.
Speaking at a session on roads, railway and waterways infrastructure during the 'Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit 2025', Mr. Sarma said, "Announcements have been made by the honourable union ministers for various projects in road, railway, airways, waterways and I-way since yesterday. If all the amount is taken together, it comes to nearly ₹1 lakh crore."
He maintained that skilled manpower would be required for executing the infrastructure development projects, including engineers and other technically qualified people.
"Our next challenge is for academic reform. We have to overhaul our education system to create skilled manpower," Mr. Sarma added.
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