Chaired the 4th Steering Committee Meeting on creation of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Agriculture in Assam and reviewed the progress of key initiatives under the Digital Agriculture Mission.

Key points reviewed and discussed: Farmer Registry has crossed 12.9 lakh Farmer IDs, achieving 51.9% saturation against the State target of 24.87 lakh farmers; Digital Crop Survey has been scaled across the State, with over 40.42 lakh plots surveyed across 30 districts during Kharif and Rabi 2025-26; Assam has received ₹177.33 crore in incentives from Government of India under various milestones of the Digital Agriculture Mission; More than 16,343 geo-referenced village maps have been prepared, while work on an additional 4,726 village maps is in progress; Reviewed operationalisation of the Agri Stack State Core and proposals for establishing dedicated technical and institutional mechanisms for implementation; Deliberated on creation of an Agri Stack Commissionerate for coordinated implementation of Digital Agriculture initiatives in the State; Discussed inclusion of FRA pattaholders, cultivators in char and riverine areas and small tea growers within the Farmer Registry framework to ensure wider coverage of beneficiaries; Reviewed progress of RoR-Farmer Registry synchronisation, geo-referencing activities and farm boundary mapping in autonomous council areas.

Emphasised the need for timely implementation of all pending reforms and greater inter-departmental convergence to institutionalise a robust Digital Public Infrastructure for agriculture, laying the foundation for data-driven decision-making, improved beneficiary targeting and accelerated agricultural development in Assam.