**Executive Summary**
The Prime Minister will visit Assam on March 13-14, 2026, to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for multiple development projects valued at over ₹47,600 crore. Key activities include the Bhoomi Poojan for the Shillong-Silchar Corridor, Assam Mala 3.0, and the dedication of energy infrastructure projects. The 22nd installment of PM-KISAN will also be released to over 9.3 crore farmers.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Inaugurations and Foundation Stones:**
* Multiple development projects worth over ₹47,600 crore will be inaugurated, dedicated to the nation, or have foundation stones laid across Kokrajhar, Guwahati, and Silchar.
* Specifically, projects worth over ₹4,570 crore are planned for Kokrajhar on March 13th, followed by projects valued at approximately ₹19,480 crore in Guwahati, and projects worth about ₹23,550 crore in Silchar on March 14th.
* **Road Infrastructure Initiatives:**
* **Assam Mala 3.0:** Bhoomi Poojan for this major road initiative, valued at over ₹3,200 crore, will involve constructing over 900 kilometers of roads to enhance inter-state connectivity and linkages between national highways and rural roads.
* **Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Area:** Six road infrastructure projects, including four flyovers and two bridges, with an investment of around ₹1,100 crore, will receive Bhoomi Poojan. These aim to reduce traffic congestion and improve connectivity, tourism, agricultural access, healthcare access, and rural mobility.
* **Shillong-Silchar Corridor:** Bhoomi Poojan for this access-controlled Greenfield four-lane High-Speed Corridor, costing approximately ₹22,860 crore, will significantly improve connectivity between Meghalaya and Assam, reducing travel time between Guwahati and Silchar from 8.5 hours to about 5 hours.
* **Elevated Corridor in Silchar:** Bhoomi Poojan for an Elevated Corridor on NH-306 will decongest a busy Silchar road and improve connectivity with neighboring states.
* **Railway Infrastructure:**
* **Periodic Overhauling (POH) Workshop:** A foundation stone will be laid for a POH Workshop at Bashbari in Kokrajhar to strengthen railway maintenance infrastructure.
* **New Train Services:** Three new train services will be flagged off to improve connectivity in Assam and the North-East, including services connecting to Southern India, West Bengal, and Tripura.
* **Railway Electrification:** Major railway electrification projects, including the Rangiya-Murkongselek line (558 km), Chaparmukh-Dibrugarh line (571 km), and Badarpur-Silchar and Badarpur-Churaibari lines, will be dedicated to the nation to enable faster and more sustainable train operations.
* **Furkating-Tinsukia Rail Line Doubling:** A foundation stone will be laid for a 194 km project costing over ₹3,600 crore to enhance line capacity.
* **Energy Infrastructure:**
* **Kopili Hydro-Electric Project:** This project, located in Dima Hasao and West Karbi Anglong districts and costing over ₹2,300 crore, will be dedicated to the nation to enhance clean energy generation and grid stability.
* **Numaligarh-Siliguri Product Pipeline (NSPL):** The Capacity Enhancement Project of NSPL will be dedicated to the nation, facilitating the expansion of the Numaligarh Refinery.
* **North East Gas Grid:** Phase 1 of this grid will be inaugurated, connecting Guwahati with other locations and extending to Dimapur.
* **Numaligarh Refinery Limited's (NRL) Rail-Fed POL Terminal:** A foundation stone will be laid for this terminal in Hailakandi District.
* **Land Rights and Social Welfare:**
* **Land Pattas for Tea Garden Workers:** Land pattas will be distributed to tea garden workers, providing homestead land rights and aiming to improve housing security and access to welfare schemes.
* **PM-KISAN Installment:** The 22nd installment of the PM-KISAN scheme will be released to over 9.3 crore farmers across the country, with eligible farmers receiving ₹2,000 directly.
* **Economic and Tourism Development:**
* **PM Ekta Mall in Guwahati:** This mall will be inaugurated as a commercial and tourism hub, featuring stalls for local products, handicrafts, and handloom goods, as well as showrooms and amenities.
* **Cruise Terminals:** Foundation stones will be laid for cruise terminals at Bishwanath Ghat and Neamati.
* **Regional Centre of Excellence (RCoE) at Bogibeel:** Bhoomi Poojan for this maritime training and research hub will be performed.
* **Approach Road Inauguration:** An approach road connecting Pandu Jetty to NH-27 will be inaugurated.
* **Education:**
* **College of Agriculture:** A foundation stone will be laid for a new College of Agriculture at Patharkandi in Karimganj district to strengthen agricultural education and research.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Tea Garden Workers:**
* **Impact:** Will receive homestead land rights, potentially improving housing security, access to credit and welfare schemes, and long-term socio-economic mobility.
* **Action Required:** No specific action mentioned in the document.
* **Farmers:**
* **Impact:** Over 9.3 crore farmers across the country will receive the 22nd installment of the PM-KISAN scheme, amounting to ₹2,000 directly into their bank accounts.
* **Action Required:** No specific action mentioned in the document.
* **Residents of Assam and North-East Region:**
* **Impact:** Will benefit from enhanced connectivity through new road and rail projects, improved energy infrastructure, and increased economic and tourism opportunities through projects like the PM Ekta Mall and enhanced logistics. Reduced travel times and better access to services are anticipated.
* **Action Required:** No specific action mentioned in the document.
* **General Public and Traders:**
* **Impact:** Will experience improved inter-state travel and trade facilitated by new train services and improved road networks.
* **Action Required:** No specific action mentioned in the document.
* **Railways and Logistics Sector:**
* **Impact:** Will see enhanced operational efficiency, capacity, and connectivity through railway electrification, line doubling, and the introduction of new train services.
* **Action Required:** No specific action mentioned in the document.
* **Energy Sector and Consumers:**
* **Impact:** Will benefit from strengthened energy infrastructure, increased clean energy generation, improved grid stability, and reliable power supply due to the dedication of hydro-electric and pipeline projects.
* **Action Required:** No specific action mentioned in the document.
* **Students and Researchers in Agriculture:**
* **Impact:** Will have improved access to agricultural education and research with the establishment of a new College of Agriculture.
* **Action Required:** No specific action mentioned in the document.
Key Entities Referenced
PM-KISAN: A scheme to provide financial support to farmers.
Assam Mala 3.0: A major road infrastructure initiative in Assam.
Shillong-Silchar Corridor: A high-speed corridor project in North-East India.
Kopili Hydro-Electric Project: A project aimed at strengthening energy infrastructure.
Numaligarh-Siliguri Pipeline: A pipeline project related to petroleum products.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to visit Assam on 13-14 March
PM to inaugurate and lay foundation stone of multiple
development projects worth more than ₹47,600 crore
PM to perform the Bhoomi Poojan of the Shillong-Silchar
Corridor - the first access-controlled Greenfield four-lane
High-Speed Corridor in North-East India
PM to perform Bhoomi Poojan of Assam Mala 3.0 - a major
road infrastructure initiative
PM to distribute land pattas to tea garden workers, marking a
historic milestone in providing homestead land rights to tea
garden community
To strengthen energy infrastructure, PM to dedicate Kopili
Hydro-Electric Project, Numaligarh–Siliguri Pipeline capacity
enhancement, and inaugurate Phase 1 of the North East Gas
Grid
PM to release 22nd installment of the PM-KISAN to over 9.3
crore farmers across the country
Posted On: 12 MAR 2026 5:33PM by PIB Delhi
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, will visit Assam on 13-14 March 2026. During the visit, Prime
Minister will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation, lay foundation stones, perform Bhoomi Poojan and flag
off multiple development projects worth more than ₹47,600 crore across Kokrajhar, Guwahati and Silchar.
On 13 March, at around 2:30 PM, Prime Minister will perform Bhoomi Poojan, lay foundation stones and flag off projects worth
over ₹4,570 crore at Kokrajhar. Later in the day, at around 5 PM in Guwahati, Prime Minister will perform Bhoomi Poojan,
inaugurate and dedicate to the nation several development projects around ₹19,480 crore.
On 14 March, at around 10:45 AM, the Prime Minister will perform Bhoomi Poojan and dedicate to the nation various projects
worth about ₹23,550 crore at Silchar.
PM in Kokrajhar
Prime Minister will perform Bhoomi Poojan of Assam Mala 3.0, a major road infrastructure initiative worth over ₹3,200 crore.
Under this scheme, more than 900 kilometres of roads will be constructed across Assam to improve inter-state connectivity and
strengthen linkages between national highways and rural roads.Prime Minister will perform Bhoomi Poojan for six road infrastructure projects in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) area,
including four flyovers and two bridges, with an investment of around ₹1,100 crore. These projects will help reduce traffic
congestion in Kokrajhar district and improve connectivity, tourism, agricultural access, healthcare access and rural mobility.
Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of a Periodic Overhauling (POH) Workshop at Bashbari in Kokrajhar district. The
workshop will strengthen railway maintenance infrastructure, enhance operational efficiency and create employment
opportunities in the region.
Prime Minister will also flag off three new train services aimed at improving connectivity in Assam and the North-East region.
These include the Kamakhya-Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express providing direct rail connectivity between the North-East and
Southern India; the Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri Express enhancing connectivity between Assam and West Bengal; and the
Narangi-Agartala Express improving connectivity between Assam and Tripura and facilitating smoother inter-state travel for
passengers, traders and tourists.
PM in Guwahati
Prime Minister will distribute land pattas to tea garden workers, marking a historic milestone in providing homestead land rights
to the tea garden community. Secure land ownership is expected to improve housing security, enable better access to
institutional credit and welfare schemes, and promote long-term social and economic mobility.
Prime Minister will also release the 22nd installment of the PM-KISAN scheme to over 9.3 crore farmers across the country,
under which eligible farmers receive ₹2,000 directly into their bank accounts.
Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the Kopili Hydro-Electric Project located in Dima Hasao and West Karbi Anglong
districts. Constructed at a cost of over ₹2,300 crore, the project will enhance clean energy generation, improve grid stability in
the region and ensure reliable power supply to households, farmers and industries.
Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the Capacity Enhancement Project of the Numaligarh-Siliguri Product Pipeline (NSPL)
of Oil India Limited. The project will facilitate the expansion of the Numaligarh Refinery from 3 MMTPA to 9 MMTPA by enabling
evacuation of additional petroleum products. Prime Minister will also inaugurate Phase 1 of the North East Gas Grid, a major
pipeline project that connects Guwahati with Numaligarh, Gohpur, and Itanagar, with a branch line extending to Dimapur. Prime
Minister will also lay the foundation stone for Numaligarh Refinery Limited’s (NRL) Rail-Fed POL Terminal at Panchgram,
Hailakandi District. These projects will significantly strengthen energy infrastructure in the North-East and enhance national
energy security.
Major railway electrification projects will be dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister, including the Rangiya-Murkongselek rail
line electrification (558 km) built at a cost of around ₹420 crore and the Chaparmukh–Dibrugarh rail line electrification (571 km)
built at a cost of about ₹1,180 crore, Badarpur-Silchar and Badarpur-Churaibari rail lines, built at a cost of around ₹650 crore.
These projects will enable faster, energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable train operations while improving connectivity
across the Brahmaputra and Barak Valley regions.
Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for the Furkating-Tinsukia rail line doubling project (194 km) costing over
₹3,600 crore, which will enhance line capacity and enable the operation of additional passenger and freight trains.
In the waterways sector, Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for cruise terminals at Bishwanath Ghat in Biswanath
district and Neamati in Jorhat district. Prime Minister will also perform Bhoomi Poojan for the Regional Centre of Excellence
(RCoE) at Bogibeel in Dibrugarh, which will serve as a premier maritime training and research hub for the Northeast region.
Prime Minister will also inaugurate the approach road connecting Pandu Jetty to NH-27.
Prime Minister will also inaugurate the PM Ekta Mall in Guwahati. The mall is envisioned as a major commercial and tourism
hub for Assam and the North-Eastern region, featuring permanent stalls for One District One Product (ODOP) items, GI-tagged
products, handicrafts and handloom goods from Assam and other states. The facility will also include showrooms of leading
Indian brands, food courts, modern amenities, parking and digital kiosks, providing a platform for local artisans and promoting
regional culture and industry.
PM in Silchar
Prime Minister will perform the Bhoomi Poojan of the Shillong-Silchar Corridor, the first access-controlled Greenfield four-lane
High-Speed Corridor in North-East India. The 166 km corridor, with an investment of around ₹22,860 crore, will significantly
improve connectivity between Meghalaya and Assam. The project will reduce the distance between Guwahati and Silchar and
cut travel time from 8.5 hours to approximately 5 hours, boosting economic growth and cross-border trade in the region.
Prime Minister will also perform Bhoomi Poojan for an Elevated Corridor on NH-306 from Trunk Road near Capital Point to
Rangirkhari Point in Silchar (Phase-I). The project will decongest one of Silchar’s busiest roads, improve connectivity with
neighbouring states such as Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur, and contribute to the economic development of the Barak Valley.
Additionally, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for a new College of Agriculture at Patharkandi in Karimganj
district. The institution will strengthen the ecosystem of agricultural education and research in Assam and provide students
from the Barak Valley and neighbouring regions access to high-quality agricultural education closer to home.***
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