असम राज्य बजट 2009-10 विश्लेषण

मुख्य बातें

• Total expenditure reached approximately Rs 23,500 crore, reflecting continued growth driven by enhanced central assistance.
• ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa was arrested in Bangladesh in December 2009, marking a turning point in the insurgency.
• Petroleum royalties reached Rs 2,000 crore as crude prices recovered from the global crisis lows.
• Flood damage estimated at Rs 1,000 crore though the 2009 monsoon was less severe than 2008.
• 13th Finance Commission recommendations enhanced statutory transfers to Assam by approximately 15%.
• Tea production crossed 500 million kg, maintaining Assam's position as India's largest tea-producing state.
• NREGA expenditure reached Rs 2,200 crore with over 25 lakh households receiving employment.
• Education spending at Rs 4,500 crore included expansion of primary school infrastructure under SSA.
• Health allocation at Rs 1,700 crore supported NRHM expansion to all 27 districts.
• Road construction spending at Rs 2,800 crore included the first expressway-standard segments near Guwahati.
• Power sector reforms initiated with unbundling of the Assam State Electricity Board.
• Look East Policy positioning generated Rs 300 crore allocation for border trade infrastructure.
• Silchar-Guwahati national highway widening project received enhanced central funding.