• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development works worth around ₹6,500 crore in Darrang, Assam
  • Assam’s rapid progress with a growth rate of nearly 13% was credited to the joint efforts of the people, the Union government, and the state government.
  • These included the Darrang Medical College and Hospital, along with a nursing college and a general nursing and midwifery school.
  • They also comprised the 2.9-km Narengi-Kuruwa bridge and the 118.5-km Guwahati Ring Road connecting Kamrup and Darrang districts in Assam and Ri-Bhoi district in Meghalaya.
  • The Prime Minister emphasized that the next chapter of India’s development belongs to the East and Northeast, which had lagged after Independence.
  • He said that strong infrastructure in road, rail, air, and digital connectivity has boosted tourism, created jobs, and made life easier.
  • GST reforms with reduced rates on cement, cancer medicines, and insurance premiums were declared, along with tax relief on vehicles.
  • The number of medical colleges in India has doubled in the last 11 years—equal to the total number of medical colleges built in the 60-65 years after independence.
  • Assam had only six medical colleges before 2014, and with the completion of Darang Medical College, the state will now have 24 medical colleges.
  • He said the central government is preparing to launch a mission to foil the conspiracy to change the demography of the country's border areas with the help of infiltrators.
  • After the 2023 delimitation, the Mangaldoi Lok Sabha constituency was renamed Darrang-Udalguri.
  • It had been at the center of the anti-infiltration Assam Movement from 1979 to 1985, which established the “Bangladeshi issue” as a key plank during elections.