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GUWAHATI
Less than a week earlier Assam goes to the polls connected April 9, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has shifted its absorption from infiltrators and individuality authorities to younker empowerment and flood mitigation.
Information Minister Pijush Hazarika, who is seeking to clasp the Jagiroad Assembly seat, said connected Saturday (April 4, 2026) that Assam has embarked upon a transformative play marked by development, trust, and prosperity for its youth. He credited the government’s pro-youth initiatives to the enactment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
In a declaration of committedness to employment generation, Mr. Hazarika said that the authorities surpassed its 2021 electoral committedness of 1 lakh authorities jobs by delivering 1.65 lakh appointments. “We person a resolute people of exceeding 2 lakh jobs successful the adjacent 5 years,” helium added.
Initiatives for youth
He underlined the Chief Minister Flight inaugural to equip the younker with global-standard skills, with fiscal assistance of ₹1 lakh to each beneficiary, and the constitution of the northeast’s archetypal Maritime Skill Development Centre successful Guwahati arsenic examples of the government’s commitment.
“Through the Chief Minister’s Atmanirbhar Asom Abhiyan, implicit 1 lakh younker person received fiscal assistance exceeding ₹1,000 crore, with an ambitious roadmap to enactment 10 lakh younker with assistance up to ₹5 lakh each successful the coming 5 years,” Mr. Hazarika said. He besides noted that 12.75 lakh MSME units generated employment for much than 82 lakh younker since 2021. He said 615 start-ups were supported during this period.
“We institutionalised escaped coaching for competitory examinations, including UPSC [Union Public Service Commission], APSC [Assam Public Service Commission], and SSC [Staff Selection Commission], on with specialised coaching for JEE [Joint Entrance Examination], NEET [National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test], CLAT [Common Law Admission Test], and CUET [Common University Entrance Test],” helium said, besides highlighting the accent connected concern growth.
Zubeen Garg factor
The perceived disillusionment of Gen Z and Gen Alpha, seeking justness for the precocious vocalist Zubeen Garg, is seen arsenic a origin down the alteration successful the BJP’s canvass narrative. Similarly, the enactment outlined its flood mitigation initiatives with pre-monsoon showers threatening floods and waterlogging.
“The BJP authorities is not simply containing floods, but is resolutely advancing towards a imperishable solution to Assam’s flood crisis. We person elevated flood absorption arsenic a halfway ngo of governance, with an concern exceeding ₹18,000 crore earmarked for the Flood-Free Assam Mission implicit the adjacent 5 years, underpinned by a comprehensive, semipermanent strategical framework,” Mr Hazarika said.
Under stream rejuvenation initiatives, modern embankments are being constructed utilizing precocious technology, with measures for erosion power and onshore restoration undertaken. A dedicated flood monitoring unit volition beryllium deployed, engaging trained volunteers for real-time surveillance,” helium said.
