Assam Politics & Governance

Centre approves ₹379.35 crore advance SDRF release for Assam

1 August 2026

The Centre approved an advance release of ₹379.35 crore to Assam from the central share of the State Disaster Response Fund. This was the first instalment for 2026–27, intended to support flood relief and response. Documentary requirements were relaxed to make funds available promptly.

Key Facts

• An Inter-Ministerial Central Team had visited Assam twice to assess the severe flood situation.

Assam releases Orunodoi assistance and announces interest-free advances

1 August 2026

Assam reported the release of the first 2026–27 Orunodoi instalment to more than 37 lakh beneficiaries. For this payment, beneficiaries in flood-affected Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat and Golaghat were allocated ₹2,500 each, while beneficiaries in other districts were allocated ₹1,100. The government also announced interest-free advances against future scheme assistance and constituency-level Orunodoi Sarathis to help beneficiaries with enrolment and grievances.

Key Facts

• The proposed advances would be recovered through deductions from beneficiaries’ subsequent monthly assistance.

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

1 August 2026

Assam transferred ₹7,62,54,000 from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to Samagra Shiksha for replacement uniforms for flood-affected students. The assistance covers Sivasagar, Charaideo, Golaghat and Jorhat districts.

Key Facts

• Samagra Shiksha combined Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and Teacher Education from 2018–19.

Assam gives ration-card beneficiaries one month to complete verification

1 August 2026

Assam’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Kaushik Rai, gave ration-card beneficiaries one month to collect their allocated ration and complete Aadhaar seeding and e-KYC requirements. He said around 2.8 million people had been identified for not collecting ration for six months, lacking Aadhaar seeding or not completing e-KYC. Rai warned that names could be removed from ration cards if the requirements were not met within the month.

Key Facts

• NFSA foodgrain entitlements distinguish 5 kg per person monthly for priority households from 35 kg monthly for an Antyodaya household.

Assam revises school management committee rules

4 August 2026

Assam’s School Education Department issued rules for forming school management committees in government and provincialised schools. The committees are to be formed within one month of the start of the academic year, replacing the earlier school management and development committees. Their membership will include parents, local-authority representatives, educationists, subject experts, alumni and representatives of disadvantaged groups.

Key Facts

• School management committees have a two-year term and must meet once a month.
• Their responsibilities include re-enrolling school dropouts, monitoring PM POSHAN and school-health measures, and reviewing school budgets.

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

6 August 2026

The Union Cabinet approved a 135.871-km four-lane corridor on National Highway 15 from Baihata Chariali to Tezpur, at a capital cost of ₹8,970.20 crore. The project is to be developed under the Build-Operate-Transfer toll model. Planned components include five major bypasses, bridges, underpasses and service roads, as well as a 4.9-km emergency landing facility on the Tezpur bypass.

Key Facts

• The plan also 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 began distributing application forms for the 2026–27 Nijut Moina and Nijut Babu schemes on 6 August and announced expanded seventh-semester eligibility. The schemes were planned to cover 1,959 educational institutions. The government also announced ₹15.86 crore in assistance for 793 flood-affected schools in Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat and Golaghat, at ₹2 lakh per school. Book-purchase assistance was announced for 21,025 flood-affected students.

Key Facts

• Female students studying in polytechnic institutions are also covered by the Nijut Moina expansion.

Dibrugarh opens handloom trade centre as Assam announces muga plan

6 August 2026

Assam opened a handloom trade centre at Chaukidinghee in Dibrugarh to help promote and market weavers’ products and expand access to wider markets, including international markets. Handloom and Textiles Minister Bishwajit Daimary said the government had set aside ₹411 crore for a three-year plan to increase muga production. He also announced plans for further handloom trade centres in Majuli, Jorhat and other locations.

Key Facts

• The Muga Silk of Assam logo received its geographical-indication registration certificate on 3 March 2014.
• The Patent Information Center of Assam Science Technology and Environment Council applied for the Muga Silk of ...