Cabinet approves Rs 4,250 crore special development packages for Assam and Tripura
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has cleared four new components under the Central Sector Scheme of Special Development Packages (SDPs) for Assam and Tripura, with a total outlay of Rs 4,250 crore. The approval came after Friday's market hours.
Under the plan, Rs 500 crore will be allocated for infrastructure development in Adivasi-inhabited areas of Assam, and another Rs 500 crore for North Cacher Hills Autonomous Council areas linked to the Dimasa groups. The largest allocation, Rs 3,000 crore, will go toward infrastructure in areas associated with ULFA groups in Assam. Additionally, Rs 250 crore will be directed toward tribal development in Tripura, in line with Memoranda of Settlement (MoS) signed with NLFT and ATTF groups.
The packages aim to improve socio-economic conditions, create employment, enhance skill development, and promote tourism in the North Eastern states. The Assam components will be implemented over five years starting FY26, while the Tripura project will span four years.
The scheme is expected to benefit lakhs of people from Adivasi, Dimasa, and tribal communities, building on the success of earlier MoS-based packages in fostering peace and development in the region.
Ahmedabad Plane Crash
Aditya Bhagchandani serves as the Senior Editor and Writer at Business Upturn, where he leads coverage across the Business, Finance, Corporate, and Stock Market segments. With a keen eye for detail and a commitment to journalistic integrity, he not only contributes insightful articles but also oversees editorial direction for the reporting team.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Wall Street Journal
9 hours ago
- Wall Street Journal
Trump Takes a Destructive Turn Against India
President Trump has declared that he'll slap a punitive tariff of 25% on Indian exports to the U.S. This is on top of a pre-existing 25% tariff, making India's Trump-tariff toll a daunting 50%. India is a friendly nation whose prime minister, Narendra Modi, has been almost amorous in his courting of Mr. Trump. So why is it being treated in this belligerent way? The answer is blood oil, though that isn't a phrase that Mr. Trump uses. India bought $119.3 billion worth of oil from Russia between January 2023 and July 2025, and it shows no sign of stopping. In Mr. Trump's view, India is enabling Vladimir Putin to wage war on Ukraine.
Bloomberg
12 hours ago
- Bloomberg
India's Modi Invites Russia's Putin to Visit Amid US Tensions
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit the South Asian nation amid deteriorating relations with the US. The two leaders spoke to each other on Friday, reviewed bilateral agreements and discussed the ongoing Ukraine conflict, according to a statement from the Indian government. The Russian president has been invited to attend the India-Russia Annual Summit in India later this year, it said.
Bloomberg
12 hours ago
- Bloomberg
In India, Modi and the Mountains Are Under Siege
This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, a far-ranging ramble through Bloomberg Opinion's opinions. Sign up here. It's not been a good couple of weeks for India. On Aug. 1, the US announced that it would impose a 25% tariff on imports from the country. That was followed by a punitive and additional 25% — what President Donald Trump has called a 'secondary tariff' — for New Delhi's continuing purchase of Russian oil, which Washington says is helping to finance Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The fallout from Trump's trade neologism may spread beyond India, says Andy Mukherjee. 'Secondary sanctions impose a cost on third parties for allegedly enabling bad behavior by someone else. If a US bank, port, ship, or company is prohibited from engaging in a transaction involving the Russian financial system, then a secondary sanction can make it potentially illegal for non-Americans, too.' Andy concludes: It's really a sanction, and it will shake the seemingly monolithic power of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
