Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the Tata Group has applied to establish a semiconductor processing plant in Assam with an investment of Rs 40,000 crore. He expressed gratitude to PM Narendra Modi for his guidance in transforming the state. CM Sarma also launched a portal for the application submission process of Mukhya Mantri Atmanirbhar Asom at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati. The scheme aims to empower two lakh youth for entrepreneurial ventures by providing them with government grants and interest-free loans. The web portal has already registered 2,29,145 beneficiaries.