Guwahati, Aug 21: Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide a Rs 10,000-crore special package to the State to compensate for economic losses suffered by people and damage to rural infrastructure during the recent floods. “I request PM Modi to give a Rs 10,000-crore special package for Assam to cover the economic loss of the people and the damage to rural infrastructure, including roads, shops, schools, and drinking water,” the Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said.

“Does PM really CARE for the people of Assam? 85 lakh was spent during FY 2024-25,” Gogoi said.

“It was designed to consolidate and leverage resources from a wider range of sources. Yet, when Assam urgently needed resources, the PM CARES Fund failed to step in,” he added.

Assam, instead, had to rely on contributions from organisations and good Samaritans, which “'raises a fundamental question: does PM CARES for Assam at all?” Gogoi said.