Assam Opens 67 New School Buildings, Starts Work on About 61 More in Rs 760-Crore Push

Officials frame the multi-scheme outlay as the next step in a five-year push to modernize schools statewide.

Overview

The government inaugurated 67 campuses at a Sonapur event while launching another tranche of projects reported as either 61 or 62 foundations across the state.
Authorities cited a total programme value near Rs 760–765 crore under state and central channels including Atal Avichal Agragrami Assam, PM-DevINE, NESIDS and the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund.
Of the inaugurated set, roughly Rs 483 crore funded 18 PM-DevINE builds, 21 under NESIDS and 28 via RIDF with facilities such as labs, libraries and smart classrooms.
For the new foundations, officials quoted Rs 277.55 crore in spending with an estimated Rs 4.55 crore per school under RIDF, while per-school costs across the drive range from Rs 4 crore to Rs 9 crore.
The rollout sits within plans to upgrade about 1,300 schools, reach just over 4,000 high and higher-secondary schools in five years and formally open 100 tea-garden schools soon alongside recent teacher hiring.