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The Assam government announced 27,000 jobs from the Jagiroad Semiconductor Project and the closure of four loss-making PSUs, ruling out privatisation.

The Assam government has revamped the Mukhya Mantrir Nijut Moina Aasoni for girl students and launched the new Mukhya Mantrir Nijut Babu Aasoni, providing monthly financial assistance to eligible male students pursuing higher education.

The Assam Cabinet has constituted a three-member ministerial committee to streamline the state’s Agar business, aiming to boost livelihoods and employment. Ministers Pijush Hazarika, Bimal Borah, and Jayanta Mallabaruah will lead the initiative.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a new policy allowing small, non-polluting enterprises to operate without government approvals for their first three years, aiming to boost entrepreneurship and job creation.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the state’s ‘Tea to Tech’ economic growth strategy, focusing on balanced development across traditional and emerging sectors like technology and tourism to create employment and reduce youth migration.

The Assam Legislative Assembly was informed that 1.54 million registered unemployed persons and increasing youth migration plague the state, as of June 30, 2026. The Labour Welfare Minister also detailed daily wage rates for various worker categories.

Opposition MLAs in the Assam Assembly raised concerns over local hiring in incentivised industries, prompting the Industries Minister to reiterate the 80% managerial and 90% unskilled local employment mandate.

The Government of Assam’s Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment (SVAYEM) Scheme remains ongoing, providing crucial financial support for youth entrepreneurship in manufacturing, trading, and service sectors.