Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said direct benefit transfer (DBT) schemes have been the biggest contributor to poverty reduction in the state and asserted that the govt aims to bring the multidimensional poverty rate down to a single digit.Replying to the discussion on the 2026-27 state Budget in the assembly , Sarma said…
Guwahati: Assam will benefit from the visit of the Japanese Prime Minister for a high-level summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in many ways, said BJP’s state president Dilip Saikia on Wednesday.Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to visit Guwahati for a high-level summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi next month.While talking to the…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday assigned “guardian districts” to 16 of his cabinet colleagues to speed up development across Assam’s districts.As guardian ministers of the districts, they have been given the responsibility of working closely with the district administrations to ensure smooth implementation of all schemes and programmes.Cabinet minister Atul Bora has been…
