Guwahati, July 28: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and briefed him about the developments across socio-economic indicators and major welfare schemes in the state.
“Had the privilege of calling upon Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in New Delhi today. Briefed him on Assam’s notable strides across socio-economic indicators and the near saturation of major welfare schemes,” the chief minister stated on his social media handle, X.
“On behalf of the people of Assam, I conveyed our anticipation to welcome him on 8th September, a moment that will mark another milestone in our state’s development journey,” Sarma stated.
Notably, the Prime Minister would be visiting Assam on September 8 to inaugurate the year-long celebration of Bharat Ratna Bhupen Hazarika’s birth centenary and dedicate the nation’s first bio-ethanol plant at Numaligarh in Golaghat district.
Subsequently, the chief minister also called on Union finance minister Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman and invited her to Assam to lay the foundation stone of the upcoming Kanaklata Barua University at Gohpur.
“This institution, dedicated to one of Assam’s greatest freedom fighters, Birangana Kanaklata Barua, will be one of the first universities built on an entirely industry-oriented academic approach,” Sarma stated.
“Once completed, some of the specialised programmes to be offered will be in emerging fields such as Artificial Intelligence, quantum computing, robotics, etc,” he stated.
Sarma also met Union Minister for coal and mines G. Kishan Reddy and discussed at length about making Coal India’s operations in Margherita more vibrant, robust and productive.
