Assam Touts Human Capital as Key to Industrial Growth

Assam Finance Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah said the state's human resource is its greatest asset for industrialisation, speaking at the SBI Banking & Economics Conclave in Mumbai. He cited a Rs 27,000 crore semiconductor facility in Morigaon and a Rs 778 crore PepsiCo plant in Nalbari as evidence of Assam's expanding economy beyond tea, petroleum and agriculture.