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Assam

Chief Minister: Himanta Biswa Sarma · BJP · Capital: Dispur

Overview

At a glance

Leadership, civic focus, and verified indicators.

Current CM
Himanta Biswa Sarma
BJP
Projects tracked
2
2 ongoing 0 completed 0 proposed
Municipal focus
Guwahati Guwahati Municipal Corporation
1 ongoing 1 completed
View these projects in the Municipalities tab →
Lok Sabha
14seats
Assembly
126seats
SDG score
57/100Aspirant
GSDP / capita
₹105KMoSPI approx.
Literacy
72.2%Census 2011
DPIIT BRAP
Aspirerbusiness reform

Chief Minister

Chief Minister
Himanta Biswa Sarma
হিমন্ত বিশ্ব শৰ্মা
BJP Since May 2021

Projects & Initiatives 5 ongoing

Asom Mala — Road Network
আসম মালা
Ongoing
Budget₹11,806 crore (Assam Cabinet approved; Phase 1 = 2,000+ km upgradation)
Since 2022 · Two-lane road upgradation and construction across Assam connecting district headquarters, medical colleges, and tourism sites. State government programme complementing PMGSY and NHIDCL projects.
Official agency / source
AssamOfficial scheme / project source
Not independently verified
Orunodoi — Direct Benefit Transfer
অৰুণোদই
Ongoing
Budget₹2,600 crore/year approx. (₹1,250/month × ~17 lakh households × 12 · Assam Budget 2024–25)
ReachGovt. reported: expanded to roughly 27-40 lakh households under Orunodoi 3.0; ₹1,250/month to a woman member.
Since 2020 · Monthly direct cash transfer to women members of selected households in Assam. Priority given to BPL, widow, single-parent, and divyang families.
Official agency / source
AssamOfficial scheme / project source
Verified Jun 2026 · jaagrukbharat.com
Orunodoi (DBT for poor households)
Inherited Ongoing
Continued by the current government. Himanta Biswa Sarma government expanded the scheme with higher monthly support and enlarged beneficiary lists (Orunodoi 2.0/3.0).
Carried forward from Sarbananda Sonowal · 2016–2021
Atal Amrit Abhiyan (health cover)
Inherited Ongoing
Continued with changes. State health-cover scheme aligned with Ayushman Bharat under the successor government.
Carried forward from Sarbananda Sonowal · 2016–2021
AIIMS Guwahati
Inherited Ongoing
Continued by the current government. Sanctioned during his tenure; construction and commissioning completed under successor BJP governments.
Carried forward from Tarun Gogoi · 2001–2016

Lok Sabha MPs (5)

Sarbananda Sonowal
সর্বানন্দ সোনোওয়াল
Dibrugarh
58.3% 2.8L margin
BJP Since Jul 2021
Gaurav Gogoi
গৌৰৱ গগৈ
Jorhat
42.7% 23,473 margin
INC Elected 2024
Rakibul Hussain
Dhubri
73.2% 15.0L margin
INC Elected 2024
Dilip Saikia
Darrang-Udalguri
BJP Elected 2024
Joyanta Basumatary
Kokrajhar
UPPL Elected 2024
Former Chief Ministers of Assam 3 listed
Sarbananda Sonowal সর্বানন্দ সোনোওয়াল
BJP 2016–2021
Orunodoi DBT scheme; NRC (National Register of Citizens) process; flood relief management; Assam Atal Amrit Abhiyan health scheme.
Still running
Orunodoi (DBT for poor households)
Himanta Biswa Sarma government expanded the scheme with higher monthly support and enlarged beneficiary lists (Orunodoi 2.0/3.0).
Continues under Himanta Biswa Sarma
Changed
Atal Amrit Abhiyan (health cover)
State health-cover scheme aligned with Ayushman Bharat under the successor government.
Continues with changes under Himanta Biswa Sarma
Tarun Gogoi তৰুণ গগৈ
INC 2001–2016
Longest-serving Assam CM (15 years); significant decline in militant insurgency; AIIMS Guwahati; road connectivity expansion.
Still running
AIIMS Guwahati
Sanctioned during his tenure; construction and commissioning completed under successor BJP governments.
Continues under Himanta Biswa Sarma
Prafulla Kumar Mahanta প্ৰফুল্ল কুমাৰ মহন্ত
AGP 1996–2001

Manifesto promise tracker

Headline manifesto commitments of the current government, with a sourced status. We track only whether each promise was kept — not its merits.

BJPBJP · manifesto 2021
2 Delivered2 In progress
In progress Since 2020

Rs 3,000/month to 30 lakh women under Orunodoi cash-transfer scheme

Orunodoi remains operational and was expanded under Orunodoi 3.0 (launched 9 September 2024) to roughly 37 lakh women from about 17 lakh earlier, but the monthly Direct Benefit Transfer is Rs 1,250, short of the manifesto's promised Rs 3,000 to 30 lakh families.

Verified Jun 2026 · en.vikaspedia.in
In progress Since 2021

Provide government jobs (1 lakh, later framed as ~2 lakh over the term)

By mid-2024 the state government said it had given jobs to about 97,495 people over three years (around 87,402 by September 2023), and the CM targeted roughly 1.5 lakh by the end of the term; recruitment drives including ~22,000 advertised posts continued.

Verified Jun 2026 · deccanherald.com
Delivered Since 2024

Empower women / create 'Lakhpati Baideos' via self-employment support (Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan)

The Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan was launched in 2024 providing Rs 10,000 seed capital to Self Help Group women members (Rs 25,000 in phase two), targeting around 30 lakh women, with Rs 3,038 crore allocated in the 2025-26 state budget.

Verified Jun 2026 · en.vikaspedia.in
Delivered Since 2024

Promote youth entrepreneurship / Atmanirbhar Asom (self-reliant Assam) financial support

Under the Chief Minister's Atmanirbhar Asom Abhijan, the state provides Rs 2 lakh (general) to Rs 5 lakh (professionals) as part-subsidy, part-loan; the CM distributed the first installment of seed capital to about 10,404 entrepreneurs in February 2026, with later phases (CMAAA 3.0) underway.

Verified Jun 2026 · devdiscourse.com

Municipal snapshot — Assam

Focus urban body

Guwahati Municipal Corporation

Guwahati · Municipal corporation portal

Latest municipal budget source linked gmc.assam.gov.in ↗ cityfinance.in ↗
2Tracked
1Ongoing
1Completed
0Proposed

This tab is a state/UT-level urban snapshot, not a full ward or councillor roster. Numeric budgets and private vendor names should be added only when verified from official tender/project documents or named vendor disclosures.