GUWAHATI, 22 February, 2021 (TON): On Monday, while addressing a massive public gathering at Silapathar in eastern Assam's Dhemaji district, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India's growth engine would be further boosted with the development of Assam and the northeastern region.

The Prime Minister said that the 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' vision would be further strengthened with the 'Aatmanirbhar Assam' and northeast.

"To achieve the Atmanirbhar Bharat vision continuous endeavors are going on. Whenever I visit Assam, I get the fresh impetus and inspirations to do more for the northeastern region," Modi said after inaugurating and laying foundation stones of five mega projects worth Rs 3,000 crore in gas, oil, and education sectors.

"We are correcting the faults of the previous governments. If the policy is accurate, destiny would be perfect. Connectivity, health, education, and infrastructure developments were ignored by the previous governments."

Modi said that Assam's all-around development would make the development of India easier, as the government is trying to facilitate the people by trying to give engineering and medical education in local languages so that its benefit could be obtained by the poor students and learners residing in the far-flung areas.

With frequent addresses in the Assam region, many admired the PM for his great vision for the all-around development of the region has won the hearts of every person of the eight northeastern states.