Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah lays foundation stone for new building of Assam Legislative Assembly in Dibrugarh, along with the ground-breaking and inauguration of 5 projects at a total c...

• On 29 May 2026 (context date), Union Home & Cooperation Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of the new Assam Legislative Assembly building at Dibrugarh and ground-broke/inaugurated 5 projects worth ~₹1,715 crore.
• Marks operationalisation of Dibrugarh as Assam's second capital — first formal step since CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's 2025 announcement.
• Bundle covers legislature, MLA housing, sports, wildlife research and wetland rejuvenation — converging infrastructure + Act East / Northeast development themes relevant to GS-II & GS-III.