Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addressing a press conference at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati on Sunday. UB
Education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is presenting a 129-page digital budget this year.

Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “Provision of Additional Classrooms, Partition Walls, and Electricity in Elementary Schools announced in Assam Budget 2018-19, #Gunotsav one of the major success stories of the Government.”

The State Cancer Institute in Guwahati fast emerging as a state-of-the-art hub for cancer treatment in state & boasts of first Nuclear Medicine facility in the Region. Expansion plans for State Cancer Institute will propel it to be among the top cancer institutions in country, he added

# 664 new Aamar Dukan to be established.

# Common room for women employees at state secretariat

# Rs five crore for building  parking space in Guwahati

# Tourist police station in all national parks, wildlife sanctuaries

# Axom Mala: Programme for State Highway & Major District Road Improvement & Reconstruction

# Rs 91 crore allocated for NRC updation in state

# Fellowship to 20 journalists will be given

# Proposal to buy fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) boats for river taxis

# 10 per cent more funds to be sanctioned to all autonomous councils

# Rs 824 crore allocated for water resources department

# Waiving of loan for the farmers

# Five per cent hike in electricity tax

# A Proposal is given to appoint 5000 constables

# Rs 161 crore allocated for border area development

# Six-lane bridge to be constructed between Narengi and Kuruwa

# 42 new Fire department offices across State would be built

# Funds allocated for development of police training centre at Dergaon

# Model handloom village in Majuli

# Cyber police stations in all district headquarters

# Ropeway between Kamakhya temple and Kamakhya railway station to be constructed

# Scholarship would be given to 100 engineering and polytechnic students

# Government aims to recruit 25,000 teachers

# Rs 1515 crore alloacted for development of Guwahati

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