Assam, in near future, will have a
semiconductor processing plant to be built by the Tata Group with an investment
of ₹ 40,000 crore, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday.
Regarding this, Tata Group has submitted
an application to the Assam Government which will prove to be “a game-changer”.
“My gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra
Modi for his continuous guidance in transforming our State,” the Chief Minister
said in a post on X.
Earlier in the day, CM Himanta launched
a portal to start the application submission process of Mukhya Mantri
Atmanirbhar Asom at a function held at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati.
Speaking on the occasion, he said to generate
self-employment and make the youth of Assam self-reliant, the Chief Minister’s
Atmanirbhar Assam Abhiyan was launched on September 23.
The CM said under the Abhiyan, steps
will be taken to empower two lakh youth for entrepreneurial ventures. The
beneficiaries under the scheme are entitled to receive ₹ 2 lakhs in two
instalments as a combination of government grants plus interest-free government
loans to establish micro-enterprises or service units.
Dr Himanta said the scheme plans to
target two lakh eligible beneficiaries over the next two years. Each of the two
lakh youth will be given ₹ 2 lakh. Out of this, ₹ 1 lakh will be given as a
government subsidy and the remaining ₹ 1 lakh will have to be returned after
the completion of five years of their business without any interest.
He said the scheme was launched to
empower the youth financially and make them eligible for other loans from the Centre.
The web portal created for the scheme has so far witnessed the registration of
2,29,145 beneficiaries.
The CM also said 1,591 youth having
professional degrees will be entitled to a loan amounting to ₹ 5 lakh under the
scheme, of which 50 per cent will be government subsidy and the remaining 50
per cent will be an interest-free loan.
CM Himanta said the State has already
witnessed a robust industrial climate.
ANI
