Assam Politics & Governance

Centre approves ₹379.35 crore advance SDRF release for Assam

1 August 2026

The Centre approved ₹379.35 crore for Assam from its share of the State Disaster Response Fund on 1 August. This was the first 2026–27 instalment, released in advance for flood response and relief after Inter-Ministerial Central Teams assessed the situation. It makes funds available sooner; it is not a final settlement of flood losses.

Notable Points

• Funding status: This was the first 2026–27 instalment from the Centre’s share of the SDRF; further assessment and relief accounting follow separately.

Assam releases Orunodoi assistance and announces interest-free advances

1 August 2026

Assam released its first Orunodoi instalment for 2026–27 to more than 37 lakh beneficiaries on 1 August. The payment was ₹2,500 in four flood-affected districts and ₹1,100 elsewhere. The government also announced interest-free advances against future instalments and constituency-level Sarathis to assist with enrolment and grievances; repayments would be deducted from later assistance.

Notable Points

• Recovery mechanism: The proposed interest-free advances were to be recovered from later monthly Orunodoi instalments.

Assam transfers ₹7.6254 crore for uniforms for flood-affected students

1 August 2026

Assam transferred ₹7.6254 crore from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to Samagra Shiksha for replacement uniforms for flood-affected pupils in Sivasagar, Charaideo, Golaghat and Jorhat. This is a school-targeted relief allocation, distinct from household cash assistance.

Notable Points

• Samagra Shiksha: The integrated scheme has combined SSA, RMSA and Teacher Education components since 2018–19.

Assam gives ration-card beneficiaries one month to complete verification

1 August 2026

Food and Civil Supplies Minister Kaushik Rai gave ration-card holders one month to collect their allocated foodgrain and complete Aadhaar seeding and e-KYC. He said about 2.8 million people had been flagged for one or more of these issues and warned their names could be removed if they did not comply. This was a minister’s deadline announcement, not confirmation that deletions had occurred.

Notable Points

• NFSA entitlement: Priority households receive 5 kg per person monthly; Antyodaya households receive 35 kg per household.

Assam revises school management committee rules

4 August 2026

Assam issued new rules for school management committees in government and provincialised schools, replacing the earlier school management and development committees. Committees are to form within a month of the academic year’s start, serve two-year terms and meet monthly. Their duties include school budgets, re-enrolment, PM POSHAN and school-health measures.

Notable Points

• Committee term: School management committees serve two years and are expected to meet monthly.

Cabinet approves ₹8,970-crore NH-15 corridor in Assam

6 August 2026

The Union Cabinet approved a 135.871-km four-lane NH-15 corridor from Baihata Chariali to Tezpur at a capital cost of ₹8,970.20 crore. The Build–Operate–Transfer toll project includes five bypasses, bridges and underpasses, plus a 4.9-km emergency landing strip on the Tezpur bypass. An elephant underpass is also planned; approval does not mean construction is complete.

Notable Points

• Wildlife-sensitive design: The corridor plan includes an elephant underpass on the Tezpur bypass.

Assam expands Nijut scheme eligibility and provides flood aid to schools and students

6 August 2026

Assam opened applications for Nijut Moina and Nijut Babu schemes and expanded Nijut Moina eligibility to seventh-semester students, including female polytechnic students. It also announced ₹15.86 crore for 793 flood-hit schools and book assistance for 21,025 students in four districts. These separate scheme and relief announcements describe planned eligibility and support, not completed payments to every student or school.

Notable Points

• Nijut Moina eligibility: Female students in polytechnic institutions were included in the expanded eligibility.

Dibrugarh opens handloom trade centre as Assam announces muga plan

6 August 2026

A handloom trade centre opened at Chaukidinghee in Dibrugarh to help local weavers market products to wider markets. The state also set aside ₹411 crore for a three-year muga-production plan and announced proposed centres in Majuli, Jorhat and elsewhere. The new centre’s opening is complete; the production programme and additional centres remain forward plans.

Notable Points

• Muga GI: The Muga Silk of Assam logo received its GI registration certificate in March 2014.

Flood-damaged Upper Assam rail section restored with limited services

6 August 2026

Northeast Frontier Railway restored the flood-damaged Selenghat–Amguri–Simaluguri–Sivasagar Town section at 4 pm on 6 August, allowing Guwahati–Dibrugarh services via Lumding and Sivasagar to resume. ...