Blaming the governments that ruled India for decades since Independence of neglecting Assam and the northeast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday reaffirmed his commitment to the development of the region.

Prime Minister said that the Centre and Assamese government are working collaboratively for the development and balanced growth of the state.  He said the previous governments have been giving neglecting the region. "Centre and Assam government working collaboratively to develop State infrastructure and provide balanced growth which is one of the major factors of this development was Assamese infrastructure.

Despite the State having great potential, former governments gave it step-motherly treatment by overlooking development in various sectors, PM Modi said as he inaugurated various projects in the Silapathar and Dhemaji in poll-bound Assam."

PM Modi, who dedicated to the nation three major projects in the petroleum sector, enumerated steps taken by the state government led by Sarbananda Sonowal and the centre over the past few years, and said they were working together for balanced growth of the region.

"Those who ruled for decades since Independence believed Dispur was too distant from Delhi. Delhi is not far now, it stands at your doorstep," he told a massive gathering after dedicating to people, inaugurating and laying the foundation of a slew of projects worth over Rs 3,300 crore.

The previous governments adopted a "step-motherly" approach to Assam's North Bank and neglected connectivity, health, education and industry, he alleged.

He said he will visit Assam and other poll-bound states as many times as possible before elections are announced, likely in the 1st week of March.

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