New Delhi, Aug 15: The Centre has approved housing assistance worth approximately Rs 5,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) for flood-affected families in Assam, besides clearing a series of measures to strengthen agricultural and rural development support in the state. The decisions were taken at a meeting between Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in New Delhi on Tuesday.

8 lakh new houses under PMAY-G to Assam. The Union minister also announced a 15-day extension of the survey period under the scheme to ensure that eligible flood-affected families are not left out of the housing assistance programme.

“Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin, housing approvals worth approximately Rs 5,000 crore have been granted to flood-affected families, and the survey period has been extended by 15 days to ensure no eligible family is left out,” Chouhan said in a social media post after the meeting. The meeting also focused on the impact of the floods on agriculture and the need to bolster support for affected farmers.

Deeply grateful to Hon’ble Union Minister Shri @ChouhanShivraj Ji for the priority and support he continues to extend to Assam. com/G7qd6MY4Z2— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 25, 2026 As part of the measures, the Ministry will also extend PMAY benefits to eligible families of tea garden workers through a digital survey after they receive land pattas."

87 crore under MIDH have been approved," Chouhan's post further added. Chouhan also handed over a sanction letter for Rs 139 crore under RKVY to Assam to boost agricultural investment and promote sustainable farming in the state.

Sarma thanked the Union minister for what he described as his “priority and support”, while highlighting the speed with which the decisions were taken. “On behalf of the people of Assam, I conveyed my sincere gratitude to Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Ji for his swift decisions and, above all, for standing firmly with our people throughout the #AssamFloodResponse,” Sarma posted on social media after the meeting.

Deeply grateful to Hon’ble Union Minister Shri @ChouhanShivraj Ji for the priority and support he continues to extend to Assam. com/G7qd6MY4Z2— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 25, 2026 The assistance comes as Assam continues to grapple with the impact of a severe flood season.

The state endured one of its worst floods in over six decades this year, with more than 105 people killed and vast stretches of residential and agricultural land devastated, particularly in Upper Assam. As of Tuesday, 91 villages across 10 districts continued to reel under the effects of the floods that swept through four districts of Upper Assam from July 19 onwards.