08.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM     Extended Gram Swaraj Abhiyan   Under the extended Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, Goalpara district has achieved 100% saturation in 3 key schemes under financial inclusion, stated a DIPRO release.   The schemes under financial inclusion, namely Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Pradhan Mantri Jibon Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha … Read more

07.07.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Spl recruitment drive for persons with disabilities in State soon   Dispur will publish the advertisement for the special recruitment drive for persons with disabilities within September 30   In Assam, 4,419 posts reserved for persons with disabilities are lying vacant in various State government departments. As per the action plan, the last … Read more

05-06.07.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Heritage conservation body hails State Govt move against closure   City-based conservation body Heritage Conservation Society of Assam (HeCSA) has hailed the announcement made by the State government that it would not go by the recommendation of the 7th Pay and Productivity Pay Commission for closure of the 91-year-old Directorate of Historical and … Read more

02.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM     CM launches new ferries in Majuli   As part of the State Government’s efforts to upgrade the communication system between Majuli and the mainland, the Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today flagged off four new modern ferry vessels of Inland Water Transport (IWT) department at Kamalabarighat.   The new ferries are expected to … Read more

01.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Tea workers in Assam yet to have bank accounts   More than a year after the note ban and the planned shift to complete digitalization of monetary transactions initiated by the Centre, about 25 % of the state’s 10 lakh tea garden workers are still waiting for their bank accounts to be created. … Read more