Assam
Assam is the most populous and economically active of the northeastern states and thus acts as the nexus between the mainland and the northeast. Due to insurgencies and armed conflict spanning several decades, Assam struggled to attract major industries, however, and its primary economic drivers are agriculture, led by a thriving tea industry and energy resources – the state accounts for 15% of India’s total crude oil and 50% of the onshore natural gas output. With the settling of several conflicts, the state is poised to build out its pharmaceuticals, information technology, petrochemicals and tourism industries. However, illegal immigration from Bangladesh is perceived as a major problem and has driven increased religious conflict in the state over the past 10 years.
State Summary
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Size
30,285 sq. miles -
Population
31.2 million -
State GDP
$24.65 billion (USD) -
Legislative Assembly Seats
126
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Rajya Sabha Seats
7 -
Lok Sabha Seats
14 -
Party Affiliation
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Asom Gana Parishad (AGP)
United People's Party Liberal (UPPL)
Climate Change
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Energy
India faces a complex energy challenge: it needs cheap and abundant energy to power high economic growth and lift its citizens into the middle class. But it also hopes to keep its commitments to the U.N. Climate Change Convention and achieve energy independence. India’s states have the resources to generate the energy India needs, but they take different approaches to fostering the growth of the industry. This section allows you to explore energy news from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s energy sector.
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Coal • Energy Efficiency • Energy-related Transportation • Nuclear • Oil and Gas • Power •Recent Articles
Assam approves the guidelines for granting Right of Way (RoW) to telecommunication infrastructures
Posted on March 1, 2023
Assam approves its Assam State Renewable Energy (RE) Policy 2022 to create an ecosystem to propel growth of RE in the state
Posted on July 13, 2022
Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission approves a hike in the electricity tariff by $0.007 per kilowatt hour (kWh)
Posted on March 30, 2022
Assam and Meghalaya are frontrunners for the Ministry of Power’s reforms-based and results-linked – Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS)
Posted on December 29, 2021
Related National Goals
U.S.–India Energy Cooperation Project Tracker — There is currently no data available for . (updated July 3, 2019)
Solar Performance Tracker — Assam reaches 147.92 MW (updated March 31, 2021)
Wind Performance Tracker — Assam achieves 0 MW (updated March 30, 2021)
Health
While India’s healthcare system is expansive in terms of the number of beneficiaries covered, inequalities in access to high-quality yet affordable care continue to plague delivery systems and push citizens towards the more unregulated private sector. Similarly, while India’s National Health Policy of 2017 promises to reform this system, the responsibility to institute those reforms falls to the states who each have their own unique challenges and opportunities to meet the healthcare needs of their people. This section allows you to explore emerging healthcare policies and news covering new initiatives from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s healthcare sector.
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Assam cabinet approved a Statement of Purpose for providing millet under Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP)
Posted on March 8, 2023
Assam cabinet approves a Statement of Purpose for providing millet under Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP)
Posted on March 1, 2023
Assam allows free electricity to new and restored medical oxygen production plants within the state
Posted on May 25, 2021
Industrial Policy and Business Regulations
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Assam approves the guidelines for granting Right of Way (RoW) to telecommunication infrastructures
Posted on March 1, 2023
Infrastructure and Governance
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Land & Labor Laws
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Water & Sanitation
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