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ASSAM CM lays foundation for new roads under PMGSY in Tinsukia dist Reiterating the State Government’s commitment to boost rural infrastructure, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone for construction of five roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) with an expenditure of Rs 18 crore at Amarpur under Sadiya Sub-Division … Read more
ASSAM Assam student bodies up ante against Naga encroachment Ten organizations led by All Assam Students’ Union(Aasu) have announced a series of protest programmes against the state government’s failure to protect Assam’s land from alleged encroachment by the Nagas in six bordering districts of Jorhat, Golaghat, Charaideu, Sivasagar, Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao. The organizations are … Read more
ASSAM Sonowal takes investor summit pitch to Bengaluru Taking ahead the pitch for the Global Investors’ Summit to be held in Assam, chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal began a road show in Bengaluru. “With its transformation, Assam is gearing up as the new growth engine for making a new India. Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Act … Read more
ASSAM Assam wins big at India International Trade Fair 2017 The revamped Assam Pavilion has been adjudged the best state pavilion in the country at the India International Trade Fair 2017 The award was presented by Union minister of state for commerce and industry CR Chaudhury at an award ceremony in New Delhi. Our pavilion was a … Read more
National and state minority commission Constitution of India doesn’t define the word ‘Minority’ but has used the word minorities considering two attributes religion or language of a person. For minorities Constitution of India has envisaged a number of rights and safeguards. To provide enough equality and to dwindled the discrimination, makers have spelt out various … Read more
ASSAM NGT asks Assam to track jumbo movement around Deepor Beel The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state government to constitute a committee to identify movement of elephants in and around Deepor Beel, a wildlife sanctuary on the outskirts of the city, and to find out the extent to which railway tracks have “encroached” into … Read more
ASSAM Assam girl ambassador of ‘promote science’ initiative in France Assam’s Priyanka Das, working on satellite navigation for French major Safran, has been appointed ambassador for an initiative in France to encourage girls to follow scientific careers and take it to higher education levels. “For Girls and Science” initiative was launched in 2014 to promote … Read more
ASSAM State’s salary bill higher than revenue After the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, the expenditure incurred by the Assam Government is much higher than its own revenue generation. Though the State’s share of Central taxes has increased considerably over the years, the high salary burden has affected development works.Highly placed official … Read more
ASSAM Rs 2,149 crore deficit budget tabled in Assam Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarmaon tabled a Rs 2,149.04 crore-deficit budget that focussed, among others, on setting up new educational institutions and improvement of roads and infrastructure, officials said. It also focused on increasing social media presence of government departments, revival of closed industrial units, … Read more
Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are labour intensive, have the advantage of low cost of production and can make good use of locally available resources pushing demand and growth. The sector offers a wide range of employment opportunities and absorbs most of the working age population. Majorly consists of handlooms, handicrafts, coir, sericulture, khadi and … Read more