PM Modi to attend Advantage Assam 2.0 Summit in Guwahati, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Prime minister Narendra Modi will attend the Advantage Assam 2.0 as a Chief Guest on February 25 and also the mega Jhumur dance performance at Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati.

Sarma on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parliament House in New Delhi.

In the course of the meeting, Sarma expressed his heartfelt gratitude on behalf of the people of Assam to Prime Minister Modi for approving a urea plant in Namrup, terming the decision of the Central Government as a 'game-changer in the State's developmental journey'.


The upcoming Advantage Assam 2.0 Summit also came up for discussion with the Chief Minister acknowledging the valuable guidance he received from the Prime Minister and also on the mega Jhumur performance to be staged a day before the investment and infrastructure summit.

Taking to micro-blogging platform X, the Chief Minister wrote, "It was an absolute privilege to meet Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji today. On behalf of the people of Assam, I expressed our gratitude for the Govt's decision to approve the Urea Plant in Namrup, which will be a game-changer in the State's developmental journey. I received valuable guidance from the Hon'ble Prime Minister on the upcoming #AdvantageAssam2 Summit and the Mega Jhumur performance and shared our joy in welcoming him to Assam in a few days from now."


Sarma on Monday met Union Minister for Communications and Development of Northeastern Region, Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia at his official residence.

The Chief Minister invited the Union Minister to chair a session on the 'Role of I-Ways in Viksit Assam' during the upcoming Advantage Assam - Investment and Infrastructure Summit 2.0 on February 25-26 in Guwahati.

Union Minister Scindia accepted the invitation to chair the session in the mega event. Later, talking to X, the Chief Minister wrote, "Glad to have met Hon’ble Union Minister Shri @JM_Scindia ji in Delhi today. I am happy to share that he will chair a session on the role of 'I-Ways in Viksit Assam' during #AdvantageAssam2.

This session will bring together key stakeholders and the best minds in the communication and tech industry to help us formulate a Assam specific strategy on building Information Highways in the State."

The Chief Minister also met Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman at Parliament House and congratulated her for presenting one of the finest budgets in India's history that kept the middle class and small businesses at the core of the government's agenda.

Sarma also thanked Sitharaman for announcing a new urea facility in Assam that will give a big impetus to an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.The Chief Minister further discussed with the Union Finance Minister about the mega Advantage Assam Summit 2.0. The Union Minister gave her consent to grace the valedictory session on the request of the Chief Minister.

"I congratulated Hon’ble Union Minister Smt @nsitharaman Ji for presenting one of the finest budgets in India’s history - a budget which has kept the middle class and small businesses at the heart of the government’s agenda. I thanked her for announcing a new Urea facility in Assam, a big step towards an Atmanirbhar Bharat. We also spoke about the upcoming #AdvantageAssam2 summit in which the Hon’ble Minister has kindly consented to Chair the valedictory session," Sarma posted in the micro-blogging platform X.

Later, the Chief Minister also met Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister Puri accepted the invitation to grace the session on Hydrocarbons and Energy at the Advantage Assam 2.0

Taking to X, the Chief Minister wrote, "Had an excellent conversation with Hon’ble Union Minister Shri @HardeepSPuri Ji. We are grateful for his consent to drive forward the session on Hydrocarbons and Energy at #AdvantageAssam2 We spoke at length on how Assam had an early mover advantage in the oil industry, but the full potential remains untapped. Our joint effort is to ensure #AdvantageAssam2 serves as the enabling platform to harness Assam’s energy potential in a sustainable manner through cross collaboration between key stakeholders."

The Chief Minister also met Union Minister for Commerce and Industries, Piyush Goyal. On the Chief Minister's request, the Union Minister consented to head discussions on leveraging exports as a growth engine for Assam and thus further advancing the vision of a Viksit Bharat in the forthcoming Advantage Assam 2.0 Summit.

"Pleased to have met Hon'ble Union Minister Shri @PiyushGoyal Ji at his office this afternoon. The Hon'ble Minister will lead discussions on leveraging exports as a growth engine for Assam, further advancing the vision of a Viksit Bharat at the upcoming #AdvantageAssam2 Summit. We eagerly await his insightful thoughts during the Summit," Chief Minister Sarma posted on X.