Assam's plans to reduce unemployment: 18 new medical colleges, total higher education overhaul

NEW DELHI: Assam secured investments proposals worth Rs 4.91 lakh crore during the two-day Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit 2025. The Union minister Piyush Goyal emphasized on setting up of 18 new medical colleges and introducing foreign language programmes in universities to prepare students for global opportunities.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the Advantage Assam 2.0 summit on Tuesday, urging industrialists to invest in Assam, which he described as a land of limitless opportunities, with the state's economy doubling to Rs 6 lakh crore during the BJP rule.

During the event, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said: “With the industry landscape undergoing an unprecedented transformation and a massive demand for a skilled workforce set to emerge in Assam post #AdvantageAssam2.0.”

Stating that “everyone wants to come to Assam… to set up a data centre, artificial intelligence (AI) centre in the state”, the chief minister said: “To mitigate unemployment, we will have to overhaul our education sector completely and will have to work dedicatedly for them.”

Reiterating the need for a comprehensive overhaul of Assam’s education curriculum, he further said that the state has already begun working towards this vision to equip youth for future opportunities.

On the second-day of the summit, the Union minister Piyush Goyal emphasized on setting up of 18 new medical colleges and introduction of foreign language programs in universities to prepare local students for global opportunities. He also lauded the steps taken by the Assam government to promote innovation and research and development.

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The investment commitments made during the summit include 270 MoUs worth over Rs 2.75 lakh crore in sectors like power, mines and minerals, information technology, environment and forest, education, finance, health, culture, tourism, animal husbandry, cooperation, skill development, urban development, agriculture, science and technology and water resources.

Major conglomerates like Reliance, Adani, Vedanta, the Tata Group and Jindal among others committed a total of Rs 1.25-lakh crore investment, while the government sector committed Rs 78,000 crore in infrastructure development.