Shri Ashwini Vaishnav, Hon'ble Minister of Railways, Electronics & IT and InformationandBroadcastingattendedtheAdvantageAssam2.0Investment and Infrastructure Summit at Guwahati.
HeannouncedseveralnewinitiativesandprojectsrelatedtotheRailwayandIT industries which will be a huge boost to development in Assam.
HesaidtheNorthEastisthe'NewEngine'ofDevelopmentofIndia.
●1. A New Railway rolling stock manufacturing facility will be set up at BasbariinBodoland,fulfillinganimportantcommitmentoftheBodoland agreement
●FacilityforMidlifereconstructionofLocomotiveswillbesetupatLumding
●GuwahatiRailwaystationisbeingconvertedtoaworldclassstation,with a 12 storey IT park
●2AmritBharatTrainsforAssamwithinthenext10months
●2newIntercitytrainswillbestartedsoon-Guwahati-Silchar,and Guwahati - Agartala
●QuadruplingworkwillbecarriedoutinthestrategicChickenneckarea
●Kokrajhar-Gelephuprojectisanimportantproject,whichwillestablish Railway connectivity with Bhutan
●6newGatiShaktiterminalshavebeensanctioned
●Anothersemi-conductorhubwillbesetupinAssam
●ElectronicsmanufacturinghubwillbesetupinKamrupdistrict
●BudgetAllocation:(RsinCr)
| # | Items | 2009-14 | 2025-26 |
| 1 | AnnualAverage | 2,122 | 10,440 (5 times) |
●Works(FiginKM)
| # | Items | Averageperyear |
| 2009-2014 | 2014-25 |
| 1 | Newtracks | 67 | 166(2.5x) |
| 2 | Electrification | 0 | 146 |
●Constructed1,824kmofnewtracksinAssam&NERegionsince2014 which is more than the entire rail network of Sri Lanka
●Electrified1,604kmsince2014.
●Ongoingprojects(Newtracks):18projects;1,368km;74,972 Cr
●FutureProjects:DPRfor18projects(2200km)underpreparation.Likely investment in these projects; 1,10,000 cr
●60AmritstationsofRs.2,039Crarebeingdeveloped
●Railflyovers/under-bridgesconstructedsince2014atcostof>5,500Cr.
○115railflyovers/under-bridgesbeingconstructedatacostof2,765Cr
●2 Gati Shakti cargo terminals commissioned in NE, both in Assam (Moinarband,Cinnamara).Further,6GCTsarebeingdevelopedinAssam (Chaygaon, New Bongaigaon, Bihara, Hilara, Baihata, Rangjuli)
●ItisplannedtosetupaWagonWorkshopatBashbariinBodolandareaata cost of Rs 300 cr.
●Currently, one Vande Bharat is connecting Northeast. one more Vande BharatwillrunbetweenGuwahatiandAgartala,andtwoAmritBharattrains will run : Guwahati - Delhi and Guwahati - Chennai
●Passengeramenitiesprovidedsince2014:
○Lift:43,Escalator:37
○Wi-Fi(NumberofStations):245
●47,000sqmtr(220bigha)landforsemiconductorecosystematJagiroadhas been given to state government.
NorthEastRegion:AmritStations
60stationsbeingredevelopedasAmritstations@morethanRs2,000cr
●ArunachalPradesh(1):Naharlagun(Itanagar)
●Assam (50) : Amguri, Arunachal, Chaparmukh, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Diphu, Duliajan, Fakiragram Jn., Gauripur, Gohpur, Golaghat, Gosai gaon hat, Guwahati, Haibargaon, Harmuti, Hojai, Jagi Road, Jorhat Town, Kamakhya Jn, Kokrajhar, Lanka, Ledo, Lumding Jn, Majbat, Makum Jn, Margherita, Mariani Jn, Murkongselek, Naharkatiya, Nalbari,Namrup,Narangi,NewBongaigaonJn,New Haflong, New Karimganj Jn, New Tinsukia Jn, North Lakhimpur, Pathshala, Rangapara North Jn, Rangiya Jn,Sarupathar,SibsagarTown,Silapathar,Silchar, Simaluguri, Tangla, Tinsukia, Udalguri, Viswanath Chariali
●Manipur(1):Imphal
●Meghalaya(1):Mendipathar
●Mizoram(1):Sairang(Aizawl)
●Nagaland(1):Dimapur
●Sikkim(1):Rangpo
●Tripura(4):Agartala,Dharmanagar,Kumarghat,Udaipur
Progress:
| # | Station | State | Cost (RsCr) | Status |
| 1 | Imphal | Manipur | 202.5 | ●Tenderawardedon25.01.2023. ●Stationbuildingandcirculating area work is in progress. |
| 2 | Mendipathar | Meghalaya | 39.5 | ●Tenderawardedon14.06.2022. ●New block station buildingstructural work in progress. Platform shed work underprogress. |
| 3 | Sairang (Aizawl) | Mizoram | 76 | ●Tenderawardedon06.11.2024. ●ResourceMobilizationinprogress. |
| 4 | Dimapur | Nagaland | 283 | ●Tenderawardedon30.12.2024 |
| 5 | Rangpo | Sikkim | 187 | ●Work has beensanctionedandNIT issued on dt, 25.09.2024. ●Tender opened on dt. 05.11.2024. TDC for tender finalisation is 31.03.2025. |
| Total | 788 Cr | |
MainSanctionedprojects:Underexecution
| # | Project | Total length (km) | Complet e length (km) | Balance length (km) | Total Cost (Cr) | Outlay 2025-26(in Cr.) |
| 1 | Jiribam-Imphalnewline | 111 | 55 | 56 | 14,322 | 1405 |
| 2 | Dimapur-Kohimanew line | 82 | 17 | 65 | 6,663 | 1674 |
| 3 | Teteliya-Byrnihatnew line | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1,304 | 114 |
| 4 | Sivok-RangpoNewLine | 44 | 0 | 44 | 7,876 | 2940 |
| 5 | Bhairabi-SairangNew Line | 51 | 0 | 51 | 9,362 | 310 |
| 6 | Byrnihat-ShillongNew Line | 108 | 0 | 108 | 8,324 | 1 |
| 7 | Murkongselek-Pasighat New Line | 27 | 0 | 27 | 1,187 | 92 |
| 8 | New Bongaigaon- KamakhayaDoubling | 176 | 163 | 13 | 4,059 | 435 |
| 9 | Lumding-Furkating Doubling | 140 | 0 | 140 | 2,123 | 492 |
| 10 | Kamakhya- New GuwahatiQuadrupling | 6 | 0 | 6 | 395 | 23 |
| 11 | Agthori-Kamakhya doubling with new Saraighat Bridge | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1,474 | 329 |
| 12 | Mahishashan(Zero point)- Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 5 |
BhutanConnectivityProjects
●Kokrajhar(Assam,India)toGelephu(Bhutan)newline:69Rkm
○Bridges:Important–02Nos.,Major–29Nos.,Minor–65Nos.,Viaduct – 10,913m (02 Nos.)
○ROBs/RUBs:01/39
○Stations:07Nos.(Assam:06Nos.,Bhutan:01 No.)
○Stations:03Nos.(WestBengal:02Nos.,Bhutan:01 No.)
Bhutan Connectivity Lines Brief
Kokrajhar (India) to Gelephu (Bhutan) new line
Meity:
●Anothersemi-conductorhubwillbesetupinAssam
●ElectronicsmanufacturinghubwillbesetupinKamrupdistrict
IndiaSemiconductorMission
·Focusontheentirevaluechainfromdesign,tools,materialsandchemicals, fab, assembly and products.
·Total5projectswithcumulativeinvestmentof1.5LakhCrapproved.
·Constructionis going atarapidpace.WeshallhavemadeanIndiachipin 2024.
·Wearetraining85thousandengineers.
PLIinlargescaleelectronics:
·OneofthemajorsuccessstoriesofIndia’seconomicgrowth.
·Electronicsmanufacturingin2014:about1.9lakhCr.
·Electronicsmanufacturingin2024:9.8lakhCr.
·Mobilemanufacturingin2014:about19thousandCr.
·Mobilemanufacturingin2024:morethan4.2lakh Cr.
·TodayIndiamanufacturesmorethan98%ofthemobilephones domestically.
·Mobilemanufacturingalonehascreatedmorethan1.2lakhemployment.
·Inthe first 10 monthsofFY2024-25,electronicsexportshavecrossed2.5 lakh Cr.
·Thisyear,mobileexportsaloneareexpectedtocross1.65lakhCr.
TataElectronicsPrivateLimited(TEPL)OSATFacilityinMorigaon.
·Investment:₹27,120Cr
·Capacity:48millionsemiconductorunitsperday
·Chipswill be usedinAutomotive,ElectricVehicles,ConsumerElectronics, Telecom, and Mobile Phones.
ElectronicManufacturingCluster(EMC)
·UnderEMCscheme,oneGreenfieldElectronicManufacturingCluster (EMC) being developed at Bongora, Kamrup District, Assam
·Area:100acres
·ProjectcostofRs.120Cr.GovernmentofIndiagrant:Rs.50 Cr.
·70% infra work has been completed.A Grant-in-aid of Rs. 25 crores has been released and utilized.
·About8electronicscompaniesengagedwithprojectedinvestmentofabout Rs.4,820 crore and potential to generate 4,820 employments.
SkillingInitiativesinAssam Semiconductor
·Lastmonth–NIELITwasupgradedtoadeemedtobeuniversity.NIELIT
hassignedMoUwithGauhatiUniversitytotrainskilledmanpowerin Semiconductors.
·Aswe speak - TechniciansfromAssamarealreadyundergoingon-the-job apprenticeship training at Tata plants(in Kolar and Hosur)
·Soon-EngineersfromAssamwillalsobetrainedatPSMC’sfabinTaiwan.
Otherskillingprograms
·ChipstoStart-up(C2S)Programme:
oIIIT,Guwahati
oNIT,Silchar
·Future Skills PRIME for emerging tech: about 2,500 engineers enrolled from Assam.
·NationalSupercomputingMission(NSM):aHigh-PerformanceComputing (HPC) system PARAM Kamrupa with computing capacity of 838 TF has been deployed in IIT, Guwahati
