GUWAHATI, Feb. 12 -- Assam finance minister Ajanta Neog, on Monday (February 12), presented the state's budget for 2024-25 at the legislative assembly.

Several key initiatives to be undertaken by the Assam government have been announced by the finance minister in the budget speech.

Housing for police personnel

To provide good accommodation facilities to police personnel and their families, the Assam government has announced construction of 10,000 new 2 BHK housing units covering 1000 square feet area over the next five years.

These houses will be constructed in all the Assam police battalions, spread across Assam and in the Lachit Borphukan police academy in Dergaon.

Construction of 2000 of such houses would be completed in the finan...