Overview
- Minister Pijush Hazarika, speaking Saturday at a BJP press briefing in Guwahati, promised 2–2.5 lakh government jobs if the party returns to power.
- He said the Chief Minister’s Atmanirbhar Asom scheme will scale to 10 lakh youth with assistance up to ₹5 lakh each, after about one lakh beneficiaries earlier received ₹2 lakh.
- Citing government figures from this term, Hazarika said Assam made roughly 1.65 lakh appointments since 2021 and set a fresh target to top two lakh jobs over the next five years.
- He announced a Flood‑Free Assam Mission with investment exceeding ₹18,000 crore for river rejuvenation, stronger embankments and a dedicated flood monitoring force.
- Hazarika also pointed to investment drives and projects—MoUs worth ₹5.5 lakh crore at Advantage Assam 2.0, activity on ₹2 lakh crore of them, and a Jagiroad semiconductor plant he said could hire 29,000 local youth—as the BJP recalibrates its message toward development ahead of the April 9 polls.