Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that Assam to get over Rs 34,000 Crore for road projects across the state.

Further, the minister added that road construction work worth Rs 19,000 crore underway.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced 1300 kilometers of highway construction in Assam in the next 3 years.

To boost the infrastructure, Sitharaman announced highway works in other states as well including 3500 km corridor in Tamil Nadu, 1100 km in Kerala at an investment of Rs. 65,000 crore, 675 km in West Bengal at a cost of Rs. 95000.