Assam Cabinet clears Rs 11,000 crore JK Lakshmi Cement investment and a state subsidy for UNNATI-eligible units
24 September 2026
The Assam Cabinet on 24 September 2026 approved a proposed investment of Rs 11,000 crore by JK Lakshmi Cement Limited.
The company will set up a clinker manufacturing unit and four associated cement grinding units in Assam.
The project is expected to generate direct employment of around 2,000 people.
The Cabinet also approved a State Capital Investment Subsidy for manufacturing units eligible under the Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialization Scheme (UNNATI), 2024 that could not register within the extended deadline of 30 September 2026.
It allotted 504 bighas of land at Niz-Gondhmow in the Hajo revenue circle for an industrial estate in Kamrup district.
In plain words
Clinker — The nodular intermediate product of a cement kiln, ground to make cement.
UNNATI Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialization Scheme, 2024 — A central scheme of incentives for new industrial units in the North-Eastern states.
Bigha — A traditional unit of land area used in Assam.