Guwahati, July 27: Union Minister for Communications and DoNER Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday announced an allocation of Rs 11,000 crore for flood relief in Assam and Sikkim.

Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Saturday, Scindia said, “The central government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is comitted to work for the development of the Northeast region and so far lots of development has been done in the region in the past 10 years,”.

“In the last 75 years, the Northeast was neglected, but PM Modi has turned it into India’s growth engine.The number of airports in the region has nearly doubled, from 9 to 17, with three new airports constructed in Arunachal Pradesh alone,” Scindia stated.

Scindia said, “Under the ambitious Purvoday initiative, which envisions the Northeast as India’s sunrise region, the government has made substantial investments. The budget for the Ministry of DoNER has seen a significant increase from Rs 1,750 crore during the Congress regime to Rs 6,000 crore under the current administration,”.

“During PM Modi’s tenure, the tax devolution to Assam has increased to Rs 2.30 lakh crore, nearly four times the amount given from 2004 to 2014,” the Union minister said.

Union Minister announced the establishment of 100 new post offices across the Northeast, reflecting the government’s focus on enhancing connectivity and services.

Scindia mentioned the development of South Asia’s largest cancer hospital network in Assam, with seven new hospitals, and the upcoming first AIIMS in Guwahati.

“The first national data center in the Northeast, to be set up in Assam, and a Rs 27,000 crore semiconductor unit, poised to transform the region’s technological landscape. The central government has allocated Rs 10,000 crore for railway development in 2024-2025, with 70 km of new tracks being laid in Assam,” Scindia said.

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