Guwahati, Nov 7 (PTI) Assam tops the list of states for maximum utilisation of special central fund to create capital assets like hospitals, roads and other infrastructure, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.

Inaugurating the Brahmaputra riverfront project here, she said urban development should have a fine balance with livelihood of people so that nobody is affected by new construction activities.

"The Centre gives funds to every state under the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) scheme to build capital assets like hospitals, roads and other infrastructure. Assam also gets it," Sitharaman said.

The money is given to the states as 50-year interest-free loans to boost the states' capital expenditure, she added.

"The way Assam is planning to

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