February 2019

ASSAM   Aadhaar enrolment in State poorest in country   Aadhaar coverage in Assam is the poorest in the country, while the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has generated over 123.36 crore Aadhaar numbers in the country so far.   In Assam and Meghalaya, the exercise started only recently, but now it is picking … Read more 21.02.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam tops in budgetary practices followed by states: Transparency International According to a survey by Transparency International, Assam tops in the ranking of best practices followed by states in budget formulation. Assam is the only state which has published a citizens budget in the public domain and Assam government is only government to conduct budget … Read more 02.02.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM       Assam Budget 2019: Highlights ð  Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma presented the state budget for the financial year 2019-20 on Wednesday at the Legislative Assembly. Here are the highlights from his budget speech: ð  Proposal to enhance threshold limit for registration under GST for supplier of goods to Rs 40 lakhs. ð   Rs 79742.26 crore is … Read more 05.02.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   State govt making data base on foreigners   The Assam government is in the process of making a data base of illegal migrants.   The data base is being prepared involving three agencies – the border branch of Assam Police, election department and foreigners tribunals (FTs).   Of the declared foreigners, 32,860 are … Read more 19.02.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   World Wetland Day observed in Kaziranga National Park   World Wetland Day was observed in Burapahar Range of Kaziranga National Park.   The theme of the World Wetland Day this year is ‘Wetland and Climate Change’. The programme was organised jointly by Kaziranga National Park authority and Corbett Foundation.   It may be … Read more 01.02.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Rs 706 crore allocated for Guwahati development   Stating that Guwahati – the gateway to the North East – ‘must get its due’, Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma earmarked Rs 706 crore for the Guwahati Development Department in the State Budget for the year 2019-20.   The Assam State Capital Region Development Authority … Read more 07.02.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Re 1 per kg rice from March   The State government will formally launch the ANNA (affordable nutrition & nourishment assistance) scheme under which beneficiaries will receive rice at Re 1 per kilogram from March 1.   The samabay samitis will get the same transportation cost and commission. However, instead of Rs 3 … Read more 20.02.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Narendra Modi inaugurated the Hollong Modular Gas Processing Plant   Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inaugurated the Hollong Modular Gas Processing Plant (HMGPP)of Hindustan Oil Exploration Co. Ltd. (HOEC) at Dirok Field in The HMGPP will initially have a capacity to process 35 million standard cubic feet per day of gas equivalent to 15% of Assam gas production … Read more 12.02.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Mushroom trademark ‘KathFu’ released    A progressive farmer engaged in mushroom cultivation named Hemanta Nath of Borjhar village in Nalbari district formally released a trademark named ‘KathFu’ for his dry mushroom product at a modest ceremony held at his farm on February 8.   An FPC on mushroom is going to be formed … Read more 09.02.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs