Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates and lays foundation stones for development projects worth ₹19,480 crore in Guwahati, Assam; releases PM Kisan Samman Nidhi of over ₹18,000 crore to crores of farmers across t...

• On 13 March 2026, PM Modi inaugurated/laid foundation for projects worth ₹19,480 crore in Guwahati and released the 22nd installment of PM-KISAN (~₹18,640 crore) to over 9 crore farmers nationwide.
• Combines Northeast infrastructure push (rail, hydropower, gas pipeline, refinery, waterways) with the flagship farmer income-support scheme — a high-yield topic for GS-II (welfare) and GS-III (infra, energy, agriculture).
• Tied to the 2026 Assam Assembly elections context and to India's renewable-energy and Act-East commitments.