Assam Politics & Governance

Budget proposes Buddhist-centre development scheme for Assam and five Northeastern states

1 February 2026

The Union Budget for 2026–27 proposed a scheme to develop Buddhist centres in six Northeastern states: Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the proposal would support conservation of temples and monasteries, pilgrimage interpretation centres and facilities for pilgrims. The proposal drew on the region’s historic monasteries and other Buddhist sites.

Key Facts

• Nam-Phake Buddhist monastery contains Mucalinda Tank, a water body regarded as sacred within the monastery.
• Poi-Nun-Hok is a festival celebrated at Nam-Phake to commemorate the birth of the Buddha.

Assam opens 67 rebuilt school buildings and lays foundations for 61 more

2 February 2026

Assam inaugurated 67 rebuilt government-school buildings and laid foundation stones for 61 more at a statewide event in Sonapur on 2 February. Jorhat’s Devi Charan Baruah Higher Secondary Girls’ School was among the buildings opened. The buildings were developed under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund .

Key Facts

• The RTE Schedule prescribes at least 800 annual instructional hours for Classes I–V and 1,000 for Classes VI–VIII.
• The RTE Schedule requires every elementary school to maintain a library with newspapers, magazines, subject books and storybooks.

Assam launches Swagata Satirtha 2.0 employee-transfer portal

2 February 2026

Assam launched the Swagata Satirtha 2.0 portal for mutual transfers of Grade III and Grade IV government employees. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated it at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Dispur; the government aimed to complete the application process before 31 March so employees could join their new posts from 1 April. Sarma said employees who had already used the portal would not be eligible to apply again, and that it would reopen in August; manual transfers would be barred except on extreme medical grounds.

Key Facts

• Temporary transfers lasting no more than 180 days allow actual transit time but do not carry joining-time entitlement.
• Under Assam’s joining-time rules, a transfer made at the employee’s own request does not carry a joining-time entitlement.

Budget provides ₹11,486 crore for Northeast railway projects, including Assam

3 February 2026

The Union Budget for 2026–27 allocated ₹11,486 crore for railway projects across the Northeast, including Assam. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said projects worth ₹72,468 crore were under way in the region. Redevelopment work covered 60 stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.

Key Facts

• Northeast Frontier Railway was formed on 15 January 1958 when the North Eastern Railway was divided into two zones.
• Northeast Frontier Railway’s Katihar division maintains and governs the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

₹10,000 assistance distributed to 18,000 women in Jorhat

5 February 2026

Eighteen thousand women in Jorhat Assembly constituency received ₹10,000 cheques under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan on 5 February. The distribution took place at Jorhat Stadium. The assistance supports women’s livelihood activities, including livestock rearing and fish farming.

Key Facts

• Panchasutra requires self-help groups to hold regular meetings, save regularly, lend internally, repay promptly and maintain updated accounts.
• Community Investment Fund support follows a Micro Credit Plan prepared by self-help groups, covering members’ credit and collective working-capital needs.

Assam distributes first instalments under Atmanirbhar Asom Abhijan 2.0

7 February 2026

Assam began distributing the first instalment of assistance under the Chief Minister’s Atmanirbhar Asom Abhijan 2.0 at a Guwahati programme on 7 February. Beneficiaries from Kamrup and Kamrup Metropolitan districts received ₹75,000 each; the programme covered 5,572 beneficiaries in the two districts. Under the announced terms, further assistance was linked to training and assessment of enterprise activity. The scheme supports young people to set up or develop businesses.

Key Facts

• One Udyam registration can cover multiple manufacturing and service activities; an enterprise cannot file separate registrations for each activity.
• Udyam registration automatically draws investment and turnover information from government databases linked to PAN and GST.

Assam begins land-patta application process for tea-garden residents

9 February 2026

Assam began distributing application forms for land pattas to tea-garden residents at Dinjoy Tea Estate in Dibrugarh district on 9 February. The government said the process was intended to cover residents of 711 tea gardens in 20 districts, with around 600,000 potential beneficiaries; Dibrugarh district figures given were 169 gardens and 58,401 people. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa ...