असम राज्य बजट 2019-20 विश्लेषण

मुख्य बातें

• Total expenditure at approximately Rs 62,000 crore was significantly disrupted by COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.
• SGST collections dropped 20% as commercial activity contracted during lockdown months.
• COVID-19 response required emergency health spending of Rs 2,000 crore for testing, treatment, and quarantine facilities.
• Flood devastation compounded the pandemic — over 30 lakh people affected while managing COVID-19 response simultaneously.
• Tea industry demonstrated resilience with production maintained despite workforce challenges during the pandemic.
• Education budget at Rs 10,500 crore was redirected toward digital learning as schools closed for extended periods.
• Health infrastructure expanded permanently with 10 COVID testing labs and 5,000 additional hospital beds.
• NREGA spending surged to Rs 5,000 crore as returning migrants sought rural employment.
• PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana distributed free food grains to 2.5 crore beneficiaries.
• Economic activity resumed gradually from June 2020 with tea gardens among the first to reopen.
• The Saraighat second bridge across the Brahmaputra was completed, improving Guwahati connectivity.
• Bodo peace accord signed in January 2020 resolved the decades-long Bodoland statehood demand.
• Central transfers increased under Atmanirbhar Bharat package, partially offsetting revenue losses.