The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi distributed land allotment certificates to indigenous landless people in Sivasagar, Assam on Saturday. Chief Minister and Ministers of Assam Government and Union Minister, Shri Rameswar Teli were also present on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that with over 1 lakh native families of Assam getting the right to land, a big concern has gone away from the life of people in Sivasagar. He said today’s event is connected with self respect, independence and safety of the native people of Assam. He noted the importance of Sivasagar which is known for the sacrifices for the country. He said taking into account the importance of Sivasagar in the history of Assam, the Government is taking steps to include Sivasagar in the 5 most Archaeological sites in the country.

The Prime Minister said that even after so many years of independence, there were lakhs of families in Assam who were earlier deprived of land. He added when the Sonowal Government came to power, more than 6 lakh tribals had no papers to claim their land.

 The Prime Minister remarked that for a self-reliant India, the rapid development of North East and Assam is necessary. The road to self-reliant Assam passes through the confidence of the people of Assam. Confidence only grows when basic facilities are available and the infrastructure is better.

The Prime Minister said that every region of Assam is on the path of peace and progress due to the policy of taking every tribe together. With the historic Bodo agreement, a large part of Assam now has returned to the path of peace and development. The Prime Minister hoped that with the recent election of the representatives of the Bodoland Territorial Council in the wake of the agreement will usher in the new paradigm of development

The Prime Minister said that Assam is a major partner in taking the country in the direction of the gas-based economy. More than rupees 40 thousand crores have been spent on oil and gas infrastructure in Assam. The Guwahati-Barauni gas pipeline will strengthen the connectivity between the Northeast and eastern India. Numaligarh refinery has been augmented with a bio-refinery facility, that will make Assam a major producer of biofuel like ethanol. Upcoming AIIMS and Indian Agricultural Research Institute will provide new avenues to the youth of the region and will make it the hub of health and education, concluded the Prime Minister.