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00:00We will definitely send a message to the world that Assam is ready, you come and all the challenges,
00:08whether at the state level or at the global level, despite that, the current development rate of Assam is 12.6%.
00:16It has been for 10 years. There has not been a single state after Gujarat that has achieved such a development rate in double digits.
00:24If I talk about last year, 2023-2024, it was more than 19%. These are very shocking figures.
00:30Even this time, Himachal Pradesh is saying that we will develop by 15% this year.
00:34And this story is very untapped. There are so many sectors, which are the treasures of the people.
00:42The peace that has been established, how can we transform it into a stream of development?
00:46How can we take it to the common people with this story of development?
00:50This is going to be the biggest advantage of Assam 2.0.
00:54You are absolutely right that Prime Minister Ashtalakshmi has named eight states.
00:59And the connection of the Prime Minister, especially with the former states, we have seen many times.
01:05That connection is coming from Guwahati at this time. It is also visible in the pictures that how people are welcoming him.
01:11The Prime Minister is also responding by shaking hands with his delegation.
01:15That connection is clearly visible.
01:18The advantage of the assembly that you talked about, Assam 2.0.
01:23As we know, Assam and the entire eastern region is very prosperous in terms of natural resources.
01:32In such a situation, whether it is Assam or other eastern states,
01:36can some new areas be explored through such assemblies?
01:44You are absolutely right.
01:45And let me give you a couple of information.
01:48Assam has just approved its start-up policy before this summit.
01:52Now think, in many states, the start-up policy was already there.
01:55But Assam has such a start-up that will provide payment facilities in different languages of the north-east, in regional languages.
02:03There are companies like Google Pay and Paytm here.
02:07But the people in the local language, the tribal people, do not understand how to implement.
02:14To increase financial inclusion, a new start-up policy has come here.
02:18In manufacturing, the aerospace and defense manufacturing policy was approved in 2025, i.e. before this summit.
02:26You understand how important it is.
02:28Because when FATA announced the installation of a semiconductor plant with an investment of $3.3 billion,
02:36there was a lot of positive sentiment all over the world.
02:39When a big company like FATA installed a semiconductor plant in Gujarat and another in Assam,
02:43its work has already started.
02:45There are 65 industrial parks in Jorhat.
02:49The entire industrial lane is 180 km long.
02:52So, first, I said, a start-up ecosystem has been started.
02:56Second, I am saying that manufacturing, especially defense and aerospace manufacturing,
03:01is going to enter the world of Assam and other parts of the north-east.
03:06Third, ecotourism or green mobility is very important.
03:10How do we increase electric vehicles?
03:12How do we increase renewables?
03:14And here, along with hydropower, there is a possibility of solar power, which is constantly being discussed.
03:20How do we train people from here?
03:22We know that there are a lot of skills in Assam.
03:25I think there are 50,000 numbers.
03:27They will come to you tomorrow.
03:28They want to take 50,000 young people to Japan to work for themselves, for soft skilling.
03:34So, this is also a very big connection of the Assam government with Japan.
03:38Chambers from more than 16 countries are coming here and are looking for possibilities of Assam.
03:44Food and beverages are emerging as a very important sector.
03:47Fragrance is a new sector in which you will see a new possibility of Assam.
03:53Bamboo and horticulture are bamboo-based products.
03:57You can imagine how many lakhs of crores of wood was imported from China for agarbatti.
04:03Now, India has completely banned it.
04:05Now, the bamboo used in our country is used to make agarbatti.
04:08It is also used to make anti-corrosion.
04:10And now, we are exporting it.
04:12So, all these things not only show possibilities, but also translate them on the ground in terms of development.
04:20And the story that is starting from Assam will go from Guwahati to Gangtok, where we will take organic products.
04:28Then it will go to Meghalaya, where we are talking about the biggest hydropower project.
04:32Let me tell you one more thing.
04:34A very big start of a gas-based fertilizer plant is going to take place here.
04:39In the capacity of 12.5 million lakh tons.
04:43Think about it.
04:44Let me tell you the biggest news in the price of urea fertilizers.
04:46The price of urea fertilizers is going to be halved in the country.
04:49Because now, we have become self-sufficient.
04:52Now, we have gas in our country.
04:54We are going to make ammonia and urea from the same gas.
04:57So, the figure that has come today, that on the fertilizer subsidy...