DERGAON/AIZAWL: Union home minister Amit Shah lauded Saturday Assam’s rapid progress in development, citing the newly inaugurated Lachit Barphukan Police Academy in Golghat district‘s Dergaon as a major milestone. The state, once reliant on other regions for police training, now boasts an academy poised to become the nation’s finest within five years, he said.
“Given its vision and infrastructure, this police academy will undoubtedly be the country’s number one within five years,” Shah said about the project with an estimated investment of more than Rs 1,000 crore.
Later in Aizawl, Shah oversaw the historic relocation of Assam Rifles battalion headquarters from the centre of Mizoram’s capital city to Zokhawsang, about 15km east. The paramilitary force had occupied land in Aizawl since 1890.
“The relocation marks a quantum leap in Mizoram’s development and demonstrates the Modi govt’s commitment to North-East,” Shah said. The move follows an agreement between Assam Rifles and Mizoram govt signed in Oct 2023. Under the pact, the paramilitary force will vacate most of its city-held land except for the 23 Sector headquarters in Khatla and the DIG’s residence near Raj Bhavan.
In Dergaon, Shah praised Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma for naming the academy after 17th-century Ahom general Lachit Barphukan, who famously repelled the Mughal army in the 1671 Battle of Saraighat.
Shah also highlighted Assam’s transformation under PM Modi’s guidance, citing key peace agreements, including Assam-Bodoland accord (2020), Karbi Anglong agreement (2021), and multiple border and insurgency-related pacts in 2023.
Assam is now set to host the most advanced semiconductor industry,” he said.
Shah emphasised that a Rs 27,000 crore investment in Assam’s semiconductor industry is a game-changer for the state’s future. He announced additional infrastructure projects worth Rs 3 lakh crore under Modi govt, bringing Assam’s total development investment to Rs 8 lakh crore.
