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According
agriculture the highest
priority with a view to
ensuring remunerative prices
to the farmers for their
produce. Allocation for
agriculture sector increased
to Rs. 365.50 crore in 2007-08
as against Rs. 327.52 crore
in 2006-07. |
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1388290 drought-hit
farmers extended financial
assistence through 2446798
farmers' groups in 2006-07. |
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Massive Ravi
crop cultivation done under
National Calamity Management
Funds to tide over the loss
caused by the drought-like
situation last year. |
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Diesel worth
Rs.1.17 crore distributed
free among the farmers to
run the pumps to pump in
water to the paddy fields.
As a result, 36708.4 hectare
brought under Sali cultivation
thus benefiting 90425 farm
families. |
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90410 quintals
of certified seeds of black
gram distributed thus benefiting
30136 affected farm families. |
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Vegetable
seeds free of cost given
away to 869564 drought affected
farm families worth Rs.434782
covering an area of 56971
hectare. |
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4 lakh drought
hit farmers were aided by
tractors to till their land
free of cost covering 4
lakh bigha involving Rs.8
crore. |
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The State
Agriculture Policy formulated
to pave the way for development
of sustainable agriculture
among the rural populace. |
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SC and ST
cultivators accorded priority.
Demonstration of 1076 pulse
and oilseed crops was held;
486 hand carts and 30 power
tillers distributed to ST
farmers. Similarly, demonstration
of 1028 pulse and oilseed
crops were held together
with distribution of 538
hand carts and 31 power
tillers to SC cultivators. |
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Farm mechanisation
given added thrust with
induction of tractors in
a big way. 503 tractors
and 138 power tillers distributed
among the farmers in 2006-07.
Till date, 1057 tractors
and 3877 power tillers were
given away to farmers under
different schemes. |
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Under the
programme of assured irrigation,
2.30 lakh STWs, 31,000 low
lift pumps and 362 sprinkler
and drop irrigation system
distributed, besides developing
400 community tanks. |
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Under Assam
Agricultural Competitiveness
Project funded by the World
Bank, 160 tractors, 220
power tillers, 1112 STWs
and 444 Low Lift Pumps were
distributed to farmers. |
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48,000 thousand
Kishan Credit Cards (KCCs)
worth Rs.51.02 crore were
given away to farmers. |
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Under the
Crop Insurance Scheme, 37,209
farmers benefited. |
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Vegetables,
fruits and spices registered
a growth rate of 48.14 percent,
2.31 per cent and 10.15
percent respectively. |
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Floriculture
has emerged as a highly
potential sector with the
coming up of 15 big and
67 small nurseries besides
19 medicinal plant gardens
in 2006-07 |
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723
Self-Help Groups (SHGs)
comprising women have been
extended financial assistance. |
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10
cold storages, 25 village
markets and two wholesale
markets renovated. |
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Augmenting
the production of crops
through Plant Health Clinics,
Tissue Culture Laboratories
and Gardeners Training Centres. |
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1700 hectare
brought under cashew cultivation,
a remarkable achievement
in the agriculture sector |
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Creating markets
for potatoes, vegetables
and flowers through public-private
partnership. |
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For the first
time ever in the annals
of agriculture sector in
the State, the first consignment
of 17.5 metric tonnes of
Joha rice exported to Europe.
92 hectares of land in three
districts of Lakhimpur,
Sonitpur and Darrang involving
154 select farms being cultivated
for the aromatic Joha rice. |
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Implementing
a revival package for short-term
agricultural credit institutions
based on the recommendations
of the Baidyanathan Committee.
Under this package, a total
of Rs.282.45 crore will
be available of which Rs.189.58
crore will be provided by
Government of India and
rest by the State Government.
Meanwhile, the State Government
has released Rs.20.83 crore.
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| PWD |
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| ROADS
& BRIDGES (COMPLETED) |
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3254 km all-weather
roads constructed under
various heads viz., PMGSY,
MPNA, NLCPR, Central Road
Fund, NEC and RIDF |
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221 RCC bridges
constructed |
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Construction
of National Games Village
amounting to Rs. 108.36
crore |
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Construction
of Capital complex amounting
to Rs. 114.98 crore |
| ROADS
& BRIDGES (ONGOING) |
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5579 km roads
under different schemes
going on. |
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672 bridges
are under different stages
of construction. |
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Three flyovers
at Guwahati under construction. |
| NATIONAL
HIGHWAYS |
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The foundation
stone of the Rs.238.44 crore
fifth bridge over the Brahmaputra
at Saraighat laid by Hon'ble
Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan
Singh at Amingaon, Guwahati
on April 8, 2007. |
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Construction
of 181 km of six National
Highways under SARDP-NE
programmes underway at a
cost of Rs. 353.35 crore
- the most notable being
the historic Stilwell Road
(NH-153) from Lekhapani
to Jairampur (23.70 km)
at a cost of Rs. 46.89 crore. |
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Two RCC bridges,
one over Nambor river near
Garampani and the other
over Lungit river on NH-
36 completed. |
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Four-laning
of Assam portion of East-West
Corridor from Srirampur
to Silchar underway. |
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Four-laning
of NH37 from Nagaon to Dibrugarh
covering 315 km under Special
Accelerated Road Development
Programme for North East. |
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Two-laning
of 24-km stretch of National
Highway from Lekhapani to
Jairampur. |
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Upgrading
of State roads under Central
Road Fund covering 530 km
at a cost of Rs.16173 lakh. |
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Improving
State Roads of Inter-State
connectivity under Centrally
Sponsored Scheme covering
56.23 km to the tune of
Rs.1942 lakh. |
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Upgrading
State Roads of economic
importance under Centrally
Sponsored Scheme covering
44.24 km at a cost of Rs.1263
lakh. |
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Reconstruction
of the road bridge over
river Barak at Badarpur. |
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PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN |
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The four-laning of Gauhati
University bye-bass of NH
37 from LGB International
Airport to Junction point
at Jalukbari to begin soon. |
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Work on the Silchar bye-pass
will start soon; preliminary
survey work nearing completion. |
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A Traffic Rotary along with
an ultra modern multi-storied
parking plaza to come up
at TC School Junction, Guwahati. |
| The
PWD has created a landmark
in improving road connectivity
of about 10,000 km roads
in both urban and rural
areas of the State. |
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| PANCHAYAT
& RURAL DEVELOPMENT |
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Launching
a new scheme called Backward
Regions Grant Scheme in
11 backward districts of
the State in 2007. Each
district will get an additional
Rs.15 crore annually for
developing infrastructure
and filling gaps in development
programmes. |
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Under Randhanjyoti,
about 1.43 lakh LPG connections
have been given to widows
and BPL families. Rs.1.5
crore allocated for the
programme in 2007-08 budget. |
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Under Indira
Awas Yojana, 125441 dwelling
units have been constructed
in 2006-07 at a cost of
Rs. 36388.67 lakh. 83984
IAY houses built for the
rural poor in 2005-06. |
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Old age pension
is being granted to 6,28,949
beneficiaries at the rate
of Rs.200 per month under
the National Old Age Pension
Scheme. |
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Introducing
two new schemes for the
poor and physically challenged
students viz., one merit
scholarship for children
below poverty line and the
other special scholarship
to the physically challenged
students. |
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Under SGSY,
1,24,719 SHGs have been
formed with 22,659 SHGs
linked up with banks. |
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632.34 lakh
mandays have been generated
under SGRY as against a
target of 800 lakh mandays. |
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Six new districts
have been included under
the National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme taking
the total number of districts
under the scheme to 13. |
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Under NREGA,
9,16,753 job cards have
been issued generating 553.74
lakh mandays. |
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National Rural
Employment Guarantee Scheme
extended to 13 districts
of the State. |
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9,16,753 job
cards distributed, providing
employment opportunities
to 7,92,270 families. |
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Under Indira
Awas Yojana, 1,26,889 dwelling
units constructed. |
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Backward
Regions Grant Scheme launched
in 11 districts of the State.
Under the scheme, each district
will get an additional Rs.15
crore annually. |
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23,031.67
km road constructed and
renovated including 18,212
km under Sampurna Gramin
Rojgar Yojana. |
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1,217.89
lakh mandays generated including
649.17 lakh under Sampurna
Gramin Rojgar Yojana. Under
the scheme, Rs.2.97 crore
utilized on protection of
Manas river and Rs. 9 crore
for Aie river embankments
in Bongaigaon district,
Rs.6.67 crore spent on construction
of link road between Namborpara
to Chaklagaon Goan Panchayat,
Rs.2.10 crore utilized on
beautification of Koyakujiya
Lake to attract tourists,
taking up anti-erosion scheme
of Brahmaputra at Jaleswar
in Goalpara district and
Rs.3.87 crore for echo recreation
park at Kumri lake. |
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6553 bridges/culverts
constructed, 1282 school
buildings, 58 sports complexes
and 1934 ponds constructed. |
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6,28,949 aged
persons provided with monthly
pension. |
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3968.81 hectare
rendered useful for agriculture.
4539.55 km embankments strengthened. |
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15,511 Self
Help Groups formed |
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Conservation
of 9,79,809 cubic metre
water through 1,325 schemes
for paddy fields |
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814 Self
Help Groups provided with
Government assistance, besides
loan to 497 SHGs involving
Rs.7.82 crore. |
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| HEALTH
& FAMILY WELFARE |
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Inducing qualitative
changes in the health sector
particularly in primary
health care. Rs.966 crore
received as grant from the
12th Finance Commission
towards this end. |
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Upgrading
103 Community Health Centres
(CHCs) with an investment
of Rs 40 lakh each, Rs.
1 lakh each to 149 BPHCs,
Rs.1 lakh each to 1200 Sub
Centres and Rs.3 lakh each
to three Sub-divisional
Hospitals and Rs. 5 lakh
each to 20 Civil Hospitals. |
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Popularising
low cost sanitation in a
big way to preempt many
diseases. |
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Encouraging
and promoting institutional
delivery with incentive
of Rs.1400 per delivery
case in the rural areas
and Rs.1000 in urban areas
under Janani Suraksha Yojana
(JSY). 1,85,506 women have
benefited so far. |
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Raising diet
money for patients of medical
colleges from Rs. 10 to
Rs. 25 per day. |
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Enhancing
the existing rate of stipend
for PG students of medical
colleges from Rs. 7000 to
Rs. 11000 per month. |
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Raising the
incentives for doctors working
in rural areas from Rs.
3000 to Rs. 5000 per month
depending upon their rank
and seniority. |
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Extending
Mobile Medical Units (MMUs)
to each district. 27 MMUs
have been sanctioned at
a cost of Rs. 50 lakh each. |
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Stepping up
the National Rural Health
Mission by engaging 2830
ANMs and 523 GNMs on contractual
basis. |
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Evolving pragmatic
measures to deal effectively
with malaria by constituting
a task force. |
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Immunization
of children has more than
doubled from 30 per cent
in 2005-06 to 65 per cent
till February 2007 at the
end of 4th round of immunization
drive. |
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Massive modernization
of Gauhati Medical College
& Hospital at a project
cost of Rs.100 crore is
going on in full swing with
similar projects taken up
for Assam Medical College
and Silchar Medical College. |
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Providing
funds to hospital management
committees to carry out
repair, renovation and maintenance
of health institutions in
the State. |
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Pressing into
service 350 ambulances to
all PHCs and CHCs to facilitate
quick mobility of doctors
in rural areas. |
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Setting up
a University of Health Sciences
named after Srimanta Sankaradeva
at Guwahati to give a fillip
to training and research
in modern, homeopathic,
ayurvedic and unani systems
of medicine. |
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Construction
work of three new medical
colleges at Jorhat, Tezpur
and Barpeta underway. Rs
90 crore has been earmarked
for the same. |
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Setting up
of five new civil hospitals
at Kamrup, Baska, Udalguri,
Bongaigaon and Chirang at
a cost of Rs.10 crore each. |
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Upgrading
35 PHCs into First Referral
Unit (FRU) at a cost of
Rs.14.90 lakh each. |
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Identifying
120 institutes for providing
institutional delivery.
Of the 120 institutes, 50
PHCs are being taken up
at a cost of Rs.5.30 lakh. |
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Five new
regional diagnostic centres
will come up at Kokrajhar,
Mangaldoi, Hailakandi, Haflong
and Mohendra Mohan Civil
Hospital at Guwahati at
an estimated cost of Rs.17.50
lakh each. |
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Eight new
GNM Training Schools will
be set up at Darrang, Karimganj,
Hailakandi, Morigaon, Kokrajhar,
Goalpara, NC Hills and Karbi
Anglong districts at a cost
of Rs.5 crore each. |
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Four new
Paramedical Colleges of
Nursing under public-private
partnership will come up
at Mohendra Mohan Civil
Hospital, Guwahati, Civil
Hospital, Nagaon. AMC&H.
Dibrugarh and SMC&H,
Silchar. |
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Three new
MRl machines have been sanctioned
for three existing medical
colleges and will be installed
by April next. |
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An MRl machine
will be provided to Jorhat
Civil Hospital at an estimated
cost of Rs.8 crore. |
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Constructing
permanent infrastructure
for 3,000 sub-centers that
do not have buildings of
their own. Rs.60 crore has
been allocated for 750 sub-centers
in the first phase. |
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Boat clinics
for char areas will be pressed
into service in the financial
year, 2007-08. |
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A modern
diagnostic technique 'PETSCAN'
will be set up at GMC&H
in the current financial
year. |
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A new Department
of Oncology will be opened
at GMC&H in 2007-08. |
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DM and M.Ch.
courses in as many as 10
super speciality departments
like Haematology, Cardiology,
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery,
Plastic Surgery, Paediatric
Surgery, Nephrology, Gastro-Enterology,
Neuro Surgery, Neurology
and Endocrinology will be
started at GMC&H in
2007-08 |
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Poor patients
coming to medical hospitals
for heart ailments will
be provided pacemaker at
an affordable cost. |
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Six new state-of-the-art
Mobile Medical Units will
be provided to the three
medical colleges as well
as Jorhat. |
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Adopting
a new Drug Procurement Policy
to ensure adequate supply
of quality drugs to different
health institutions in the
State. |
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A new set
of admission rules has been
framed to render the admission
process more transparent. |
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| EDUCATION |
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Ensuring
vigorous implementation
of Sarba Siksha Abhijan
Mission. |
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Upgrading
facilities in Gauhati and
Dibrugarh varsities by raising
the annual grant-in-aid
to Rs. 25 crore and Rs.
12 crore respectively. |
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Incentives
to 4,451 venture institutions
viz., Arabic College, Madrassa,
Sanskrit Tol, among others,
to the tune of Rs 18.82
crore. |
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To pave the
way for a Model School in
each Development Block in
the State, financial grant
of Rs. 10 lakh each has
been given to 219 provincialised
High and Higher Secondary
Schools in 2007. |
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Setting up
private universities to
give a boost to higher education
in both technical and non-technical
professional courses. |
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Distributing
free textbooks to students
of primary and upper primary
courses. |
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Constructing
4,302 additional classrooms
under PMGY and 11th Finance
Commission. |
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Providing
cooked mid day meal to children
of Class I to IV in all
provincialised/ Government
primary schools. |
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Raising the
rate of stipend for disabled
children of upper primary
and primary schools to Rs.
75 and Rs. 50 respectively. |
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Setting up
a third Engineering College
in the State. |
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Opening a
new polytechnic at Diphu
for the academic session
2007-08 |
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Promoting
distance education by setting
up an Open University named
after eminent educationist
Krishna Kanta Handique. |
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Introducing
a five-year LLB course in
Government Law College,
Guwahati. |
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According
Kokrajhar College the status
of a Government college. |
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Setting up
a campus of Gauhati University
at Kokrajhar |
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Promoting
private educational institutions
to set up institutions through
public-private partnership. |
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| POWER |
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Improving
the overall power scenario
in the State with the commissioning
of the 100 MW Karbi-Langpi
Hydro Electric Project by
Chief Minister Shri Tarun
Gogoi on April 6, 2007.
Moreover, the 38 MW Lakwa
Waste Heat Project, 150
MW Lower Kopili Hydro
Electric Project, 6 MW Lungnit
and 9 MW Myntriang Hydro
Electric Projects will be
commissioned soon. On top
of this, power sector will
get a major boost with the
coming up of 500 MW coal-based
power station at BTPS complex
by NTPC Ltd. Moreover, revival
of |
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Chandrapur
Thermal Power Station and
plans to set up 235 MW project
at Namrup and 120 MW coal
based Thermal Power Station
at Borgolai are on the anvil. |
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Commissioning
of the first ever independent
hydel project, the 100 MW
Karbi Langpi Hydro Electric
Project at a cost of Rs.205
crore. |
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33 new 33/11
KV substations have been
commissioned at Bamunimaidan,
Six Mile,
Kalapahar, District Jail,
Garchuk, North Guwahati,
Baghmara, Demu, Dhamdhama,
Kharisala, Lakhipur, Jogighopa,
Sipajhar, Barigaon, Udalguri,
Tezpur, Rangapara, Mizibari,
Sonabeel, Dharamtul, Bebejia,
Amoni, Kampur, Burapahar,
Durgakona,
Joysagar, Namti, Khowang,
Barhola, Nakachari, Kakojan,
Polibar and Chabua with
an investment of Rs.115.5
crore. |
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220/132 KV
substation at Agia has been
commissioned with an investment
of Rs.5 crore. |
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1501 new
distribution transformers
have been installed under
APDRP with a capacity addition
of 158 MVA. |
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New grid
substations to come up at
Bokakhat, Moran, Sivasagar,
Diphu, Golaghat, Biswanath
Chariali, Majuli, Nalbari,
Sipajhar, Boko, Srikona
and Narangi. |
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The process
for electrification of all
the villages of Tinsukia,
Cachar, Goalpara is underway.
Rural electrification of
all the districts is in
the pipeline. |
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Solar energy
being augmented with more
than 1000 households in
16 remote villages of Darrang
and Barpeta districts being
provided solar homelighting
systems. |
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Under Chief
Minister's Power Assurance
Scheme, 136 new transformers
have been installed and
250 damaged ones repaired
in 2006-07. |
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Computerisation
of billing/collection at
subdivisional level has
been completed in 106 locations. |
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Construction
of new grid substations
along with renovation and
modernization of existing
ones with financial aid
from ADB and State Government's
contribution taken up. |
| » |
Expansion
and modernisation of transmission
and distribution of electricity
network in the State. |
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Intensifying
the rural electrification
programme in existing electrified
villages as well as virgin
villages under Rajiv Gandhi
Gramin Vidutikaran Yojana.
Under this programme, all
villages will be electrified
by 2009. |
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| INDUSTRY |
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Setting up
two Special Economic Zones,
one in Upper Assam and the
other in Lower Assam. |
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Giving topmost
priority to the mega Rs.5460.61
crore Assam
Gas Cracker Project,
the foundation stone of
which was laid by Prime
Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh
at Lepetkata near Dibrugarh
on April 10, 2007. Acquisition
of 3030 bighas of land completed
and already 1461 bighas
handed over to Brahmaputra
Cracker & Polymer Limited
on 23rd and 28th March'07.
The Government has released
Rs. 58.17 crore for meeting
the land value to be converted
into equity participation
of the Government in the
project. The project is
expected to generate more
than one lakh employment
opportunities in the downstream
and allied industries apart
from direct employment to
1000. |
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The North
East Industrial & Investment
Promotion Policy, 2007 announced
by the Central Government
with a slew of incentives
in line with the demands
made by the State Government
from time to time has made
the North East region a
lucrative investment hub
for the investors. The new
industrial policy offers
Excise Duty Exemption, Income
Tax Exemption, 30% Capital
Investment Subsidy for new
as well as substantial expansion
units, Interest Subsidy,
Comprehensive Insurance,
Incentive for Service/other
Sector Industries such as
hotels, |
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adventure
and leisure sports including
ropeways, medical and health
services in the nature of
nursing homes, vocational
training institutes such
as hotel management, catering
and foods crafts, entrepreneurship
development, nursing and
paramedical, civil aviation
related training, fashion,
design and industrial training,
Incentive for Bio- Technology
Industry, Incentives for
Power Generating Industries
&Transport Subsidy. |
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A Border Trade
Centre opened at Sutarkandi
in Karimganj district to
augment border trade with
neighbouring Bangladesh. |
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A permanent
exhibition ground to come
up at Guwahati in the line
of Pragati Maidan at New
Delhi with a total revised
project cost of Rs. 20.38
crore. The civil works of
the 1st phase of the project
almost completed. |
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Nine Integrated
Infrastructure Development
Projects at Bhomoraguri,
Dolgaon, Malinibeel, Demow,
Rangia, Titabor, Nalbari,
Banderdewa and Silapathar
are under various stages
of implementation. The IID
project at Bhomoraguri completed.
The IID projects at Dolgaon
and Rangia are on the verge
of completion. |
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Three Industrial
Growth Centres at Matia
in Goalpara district, Chariduar
in Sonitpur district and
Chaygaon- Patgaon in Kamrup
district are in various
stages of implementation. |
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A company
in the name of Assam Hydro
Carbon & Energy Company
Ltd. formed and MoU signed
between OIL and Assam Hydro
Carbon and Energy Company
Limited with 10% participation
interest for Oil exploration
activities. OIL awarded
few blocks in the State
under new exploration licensing
policy of the Govt. of India.
The Govt. released Rs.21
crore in 2006-07. |
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An Agri Export
Zone for Ginger to come
up with financial assistance
from Agricultural and Processed
Food Products Export Development
Authority (APEDA). It will
initially cover nine ginger
growing districts of the
State. |
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A Food Research & Analysis
Centre/ Food Testing Laboratory
approved and sanctioned
by Govt. of India at a total
project cost of Rs.1297.22
lakh. The State share is
Rs.812.22 lakh and the Central
share as grant from MFPI
is Rs.485.00 lakh. Central
share of Rs.242.50 lakh
received. |
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Establishing
a Plastic Park on the outskirts
of Tinsukia housing as many
as 50 plastic and polymer
based manufacturing units. |
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Promoting
small and medium enterprises
with necessary infrastructure
support and incentive package
under the State Industrial
Policy. |
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Envisaging
a special tax incentive
scheme for encouraging State
PSUs. |
| » |
Exempting
all small and medium scale
bamboo based industries
from entry tax and VAT. |
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Setting up
a State-level PSE for exploration,
extraction and processing
of oil, natural gas and
various other energy sources. |
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| FOOD
& CIVIL SUPPLIES |
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Under Public
Distribution System, 3,69,360
MT APL Rice, 61,994 M.T.
Levy Sugar, 2,38,499 M.T.
Wheat and 1,28,807 M.T.
Blue-dyed S.K.Oil issued
covering 60.20 lakh households
of the State. |
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90,040 APL
cards issued to the rural
households replacing the
cards issued by G.P.S.S.
etc. |
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11.98 lakh
selected BPL families issued
4,97,152 M.T. of Rice. |
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1,46,500
families, as targeted from
amongst the BPL families,
selected and given F.I.
Cards bringing them under
Antodaya Anna Yojana Scheme. |
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With the
inclusion of new families,
the total no of households
under AAY scheme has gone
up to 7.04 lakh. 3,22,622
MT Rice issued to these
beneficiaries during 2006. |
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To provide
food security to the BPL
families living in flood
and natural calamity prone
areas, 100 village Grain
Banks set up and funded
by the Department. |
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Arrangement
made for permanent accommodation
of the Consumers Dispute
Redressal Commission during
2006. |
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For permanent
accommodation of District
Forum of Jorhat, Kamrup
and Silchar, necessary fund
for Rs. 33.42 lakh released
during 2006. |
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| TOURISM |
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Assam Tourism
secured the highest ever
Central Assistance (Grant)
for largest number of tourism
projects/ schemes during
last one year-Rs.2424.91
lakh in 2006-07 as against
Rs.4130.23 lakh in previous
three years. |
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Tourist Arrival-cum-Reception
Centre at Paltanbazar (Guwahati)
at a cost of Rs.284.00 lakh. |
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Landscape
Development of Island at
Kaliabhomora Bridge, at
a total cost of Rs. 303.57
lakh. |
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Wayside Amenity
Centre at Amoni (Nagoan)
at a cost of Rs. 49.00 lakh
and Water Sports at Samaguri
Lake at a cost of Rs. 29.98
lakh. |
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Construction
of Luxury River Cruise at
Brahmaputra at a cost of
Rs.392.07 lakh. |
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Expansion
of Tourist facilities at
Pobitora at a cost of Rs.89.68
lakh. |
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Rural tourism
Projects at Duragpur village
(near Kaziranga), Sualkuchi,
Dihing Paas
Tinsukia District and Asharkandi
village at Dhubri &Balijan
Shyamgaon at Titabar. |
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Implementation
of "CM's Self-Help
Tourism Scheme" under
which 26 project schemes
by groups of unemployed
educated youths with State
Govt assistance are under
implemention some more projects
are under consideration. |
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Construction
of a 100-room capacity Budget
Hotel in association with
M/s Roots Corporation Ltd.
in IHM Campus at Hengarabari,
Guwahati |
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Promoting
Assam Tourism in the domestic
and overseas markets and
in events like IITF at Pragati
Maidan, New Delhi, TTF at
Kolkata. Mumbai, Bangalore,
SATTE at New-Delhi, WTM-London,
ITB-Berlin, PATA at Hong
Kong and ATM- Dubai |
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Annual Plan
allocation for Tourism for
2007-08 raised from Rs.
424.80 lakh to Rs. 1223.00
lakh (highest ever). |
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Yatri Niwas
and Illumination Project
at Kamakhya Temple and Development
of Pilgrim facilities at
Hajo under Destination Development
Scheme at a total cost of
Rs. 436.51 lakh. |
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Development
of Tourism Infrastructure
& facilities in and
around the historic town
of Sivasagar at a total
cost of Rs. 500.00 of lakh. |
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Development
of "Orang - Tezpur
- Bhalukpong - Biswanath
Chariali - Gahpur"
as an Integrated Tourist
Circuit at a total cost
of Rs.798.00 lakh. |
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Brahmaputra
riverfront beautification
& river cruise at an
additional cost of Rs.497.94
lakh. |
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As against
24,67,652 nos. of domestic
tourists in 2005, the number
of domestic tourists in
2006 increased to 32,68,657-
which is 32.46% higher than
previous year. The number
of foreign tourists also
registered an increase from
10,782 in 2005 to 11,151
in 2006. |
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The
Tourist Complexes at Pobitora
Wildlife Sanctuary and Orang
National Park have been
renovated and put to use
for tourists. |
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Development
of Heritage & Eco-Tourism
Project at Majuli at a total
cost of Rs. 382.25 lakh.. |
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Integrated
Tourist complex at Agaratuli
Range, Kaziranga at a total
cost of Rs. 158.00 lakh.. |
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Development
around Kamakhya Temple at
a cost of Rs. 151.27 lakh. |
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Exempting
luxury tax for foreign tourists
visiting the State. |
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| FORESTS |
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Chief Minister
'Seuji Dhora Achoni' has
been successfully launched
in 2006. 3 lakh seedlings
have been planted involving
school children. |
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Extending
the green cover by setting
up of hi- tech nurseries
on Government, community
and private land under Greening
India Programme. |
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Under Village
Energy Security Programme
(VESP), 14 forests and its
fringe area villages are
being electrified through
Forest Development Agencies
in 8 districts. Plantations
for fuel wood in 86 hectares
and jatropha in |
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40 hectares
have been carried out. 668
improved chullahs out of
1230 numbers have been distributed.
43 biogas plants have been
set up of the total 75 numbers
so far. |
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Electrification
to 167 villages under Remote
Village Electrification
(RVE) is on the anvil with
a detailed project report
already submitted. |
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Constituting
a State-level Jatropha Mission
to go in for Jatropha plantation
in a big way both in the
forest and non-forest land
through Forest Development
Agencies, self-help groups
and other institutions.
50 lakh jatropha seedlings
have been raised by 17 Forest
Development Agencies under
Jatropha Mission, Assam
(Bio-fuel). Another 2000
hectare of jatropha plantations
targeted. |
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373 forest
villages are being developed
by Forest Development Agencies
for economic upliftment
of the villagers under Forest
Village Development Scheme
(FVDS). |
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Natural Resources
Management & Integrated
Livelihood (NaRMIL), a forestry
pilot project of the World
Bank, will be extended to
all parts of the State. |
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Creation
of Medicinal & Aromatic
Plant Gardens at a cost
of Rs.1.00 crore in six
districts of the State is
in the pipeline with a scheme
submitted to Government
of India. |
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Cultivation
of medicinal plants in 1430
hectare and cashew nut in
350 hectare is on the anvil
under a scheme already submitted. |
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Rs.16 crore
has been utilized so far
of the total Rs.40 crore
awarded to the forestry
sector by the 12th Finance
Commission (TFC). |
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Development
of Kaziranga National Park
is underway with one-time
additional Central assistance
to the tune of Rs.5 crore. |
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National Bamboo
Mission launched vigorously
in the State to step up
production of bamboo quality
planting materials. |
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| PLANNING
& DEVELOPMENT |
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13,498 Personal
Computers have been awarded
as incentive to the students
securing 1st Division in
HSLC and Madrassa examinations
under Anandoram Barooah
Award in 2006. 12,756 PCs
were given away to meritorious
students in 2005. |
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Rajiv Gandhi
Computer Literacy Programme
has been launched in 623
higher secondary schools
so far. 300 schools will
be covered this year. |
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Under Mukhya
Montrir Jivan Jyoti Bima
Achoni, a scheme extending
insurance benefit to the
general people, compensation
has been given to 7243 persons
covering both health and
accident related cases involving
an amount of Rs.16.50 crore. |
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23345 persons
availed the benefit of pilgrimage
both within and outside
the State under the Dharmajyoti
Scheme. |
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Under Gyanjyoti
Scheme, 3500 students belonging
to Class VI-XII were taken
on educational excursions
to different parts of the
State to broaden their mental
horizon. |
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Launched
in 2003-04, the Kalpataru
Scheme, which provides employment
to the unemployed youths
of the State, especially
those living below the poverty
line, has benefited more
than 35,000 unemployed youths
so far. |
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For the first
time ever, as part of decentralized
planning in the State, District
Development Plan has been
sanctioned for 19 districts
involving Rs.110 crore. |
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Under Untied
Fund Scheme, upgradation
of infrastructure relating
to health, water supply
and education were carried
out in different districts
to the tune of Rs.43.55
crore. For infrastructure
development of Kamakhya
and Panchatirtha (Hajo)
an amount of Rs.4.83 crore
was sanctioned during the
financial year 2006-07. |
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Under Consumer
Welfare Programme, State
Govt. released Rs. 10 lakh
as its own share and requested
Govt of India to release
its share of Rs. 90 lakh
for raising Rs.1 crore Consumer
Welfare Fund during 2006. |
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14,958 number
of selected beneficiaries
provided with free LPG connections
under Randhanjyoti Scheme
during 2006. The total no.
of beneficiaaries under
the scheme has gone up to
1,43, 035 |
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| SOCIAL
WELFARE |
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Universalisation of Integrated
Child Development Scheme
(ICDS) has been almost achieved
in the State. |
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The number of AWCs has gone
up from 25,416 to 37,082
with the sanctioning of
11,666 new AWCs. |
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Three new urban and one
tribal ICDS projects are
being operationalised at
Jorhat, Nagaon, Silchar
and Harangajao. |
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Under Mukhya Mantrir Jiban
Jyoti Bima Achoni, Rs.6
crore has been released
to provide compensation
to the next of kin of the
persons killed in accident,
to persons sustaining grievous
injuries and to ailing persons
to bear medical expenses. |
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98,000 aged
persons have been given
one-time grant of Rs.700
each to meet a part of the
expenses on health care. |
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Two new observation
homes have come up at Bamunigaon
in Kamrup district and one
children's home at Fatasil
Ambari, Guwahati. Infrastructural
facilities have been upgraded
to the existing observation
homes and childrens' homes. |
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3 percent
job reservation in all categories
for the physically challenged
in all Government departments
has been made effective. |
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For the first
time ever, Braille textbooks
for the visually impaired
have been brought out. |
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Self Help
Groups and NGOs have been
entrusted for the first
time ever with the task
of procurement and distribution
of foodstaff. |
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Free food
and textbooks have been
made for the students of
Deaf and Dumb School at
Guwahati as part of a new
initiative |
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| FISHERIES |
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269 hectare
of farmers' ponds, 156 hectare
of community tanks and 63
hectare of integrated fish
farming tanks developed,
besides improvement of 16
mini hatcheries. |
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2060 million
fish seeds produced and
distributed to private farmers
for augmentation of fish
production in the State. |
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730 hectare
of new ponds developed and
old ponds renovated through
Fish Farmers Development
Agency involving Rs. 1.06
crore. |
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A renewed
thrust is on to protect
gravid female fish, restriction
of catching of small fries
and use of mosquito nets
up to the block level. |
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The first-ever
Assam Matysa Utsav (Assam
Fish Festival) organized
at Silpagram near Srimanta
Sankardeva Kalakshetra,
Guwahati. |
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| CULTURAL
AFFAIRS |
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To showcase
the diverse cultures of
the State, the Directorate
of Cultural Affairs, Assam
on its own is regularly
holding programmes on song,
dance and drama both within
and outside the State. |
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Organized
and successfully hosted
the SAARC Car Rally (Assam
portion) on March 21 and
22, 2007. |
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Construction
of a multi purpose cultural
centre 'Jonaki' under FFDC
under progress. |
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Film art
gallery of Jyoti Chitraban
Film Studio Society under
MPLAD scheme completed. |
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Five new
galleries of the Assam State
Museum viz, Prehistory &
Proto-History Gallery, Bronze
Sculpture & Gallery
on Coins, Epigraphy and
Sculpture Gallery, Textile
Gallery and Manuscript Gallery. |
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The Directorate
of Archaeology, Assam, has
undertaken protection works
of the 10
archaeological sites and
monuments during 2006-07. |
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Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra
Society has become a focal
point for promotion of the
rich cultural heritage of
the region. Budding artists
get ample scope to showcase
their talents. The expansion
of activities include opening
of a Children's Park - 'Sishuban'
and a Solar Energy Park
during 2006. |
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In the interest
of according due recognition
to the lasting contribution
of heroes/heroines/social
reformers of the State,
schemes initiated for setting
up of Sui-Ka-Pha Samannay
Khetra at Jorhat; Madhavdev
Khetra at Narayanpur; Sati
Radhika Cultural Complex
at Borduwa; Sati Sadhini
Cultural Complex at Golaghat;
Aniruddha Dev Cultural Complex
at Tinsukia; Sarat Chandra
Sinha Cultural Complex at
Chapar as well as improvement
of Ajan Peer Dargah at Sivasagar. |
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Assam State
Film (Finance & Development)
Corporation organized Assamese
Film Festival at Kotkata
in May, 2007 with special
focus on Bodo films. Earlier,
an Assamese Film Festival
was organized by the Corporation
at New Delhi. |
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The State
Government modified the
Assam Cinema Regulation
Rules, 1960 to facilitate
establishment of permanent
mini cinema halls and permanent
multiplexes as a step towards
reviving the film industry
of the State. |
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| COOPERATION |
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Strengthening
the capacity of cooperative
societies by way of repealing
the Assam Cooperative Societies
Act 1949 and replacing it
with a new Act drafted on
the lines of the Model Cooperative
Societies Act suited to
the local environ. |
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Enactment
of a new Co-operative Societies
Act to remove the difficulties
faced by the co-operatives
and to pave the way for
spontaneous growth and development. |
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Empowering
the GPSS to become credit
worthy. The State Government
has made one time settlement
with the Assam State Co-operative
Apex Bank to liquidate the
over dues of the GPSS and
accordingly released an
amount of Rs.20.385 crore
to the Apex Co-operative
Bank. |
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Revival of
Assam Polyester Co-operative
Society Ltd. (APOL).The
Society started its spinning
unit by utilizing 50% capacity
from 1st June, 2006 with
production of about 1800
kg yarn per day which has
gone up to 3300 kg per day
from March, 2007. |
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Revival of
Nagaon Co-operative Sugar
Mills Ltd. The Government
released an amount of Rs.52
lakh towards revival of
the Nagaon Co-operative
Sugar Mills Ltd. during
2006-07. |
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The Assam
Apex Co-operative Fish Marketing
& Processing Federation
Ltd. (FISHFED) income increased
from Rs. 5.72 lakh in 2005-06
to Rs. 13.58 lakh in 2006-07. |
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About 3000
active fishermen covered
under pension/ accident
insurance scheme under Central
Sector Scheme. |
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An amount
of Rs. 34.90 lakh released
to FISHFED for expanding
the marketing channels and
boosting the fish production
through pisciculture in
its various fish farms during
2006-07. |
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The Assam Co-operative Jute
Mills Ltd. at Silghat is
providing direct employment
to about 980 local people
and contributing regularly
to Govt. exchequer to the
tune of Rs.90 !akh per year.
The mill earned gross profit
of Rs.188 lakh and net profit
Rs. 91 lakh during the last
financial year 2006-07. |
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| VETERINARY |
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1,21,592
artificial insemination
performed. |
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266 deep
burial pits in artificial
insemination centers constructed. |
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25 soak pits
in district level dispensaries
set up |
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Renovation
of duck houses at Duck Farm,
Hajo |
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Procuring
1000 parent stock of ducklings
from Central Duck Breeding
Farm at Hessarghatta, Bangalore. |
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11 Government
piggery farms are being
strengthened with upgradation
of infrastructure and supply
of pure breed piglets under
Integrated Piggery Development
Programme. |
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The Government
poultry farms at Silchar
and Golaghat are being upgraded
under lntegrated Poultry
Development Programme. |
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Upgradation
of Government Broiler Farms
at Birubari and Panbari
for hatching of day-old
broiler chicks and production
of pure breed kids. |
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78 vaccination
camps covering 11 districts
are being organized besides
publicity campaigns to control
bird flu disease. |
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15,000 farmers
selected under the Enrichment
of Cellulosic Waste (Urea
Treatment) Programme throughout
the State. |
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The 17th
Livestock Census completed. |
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| HILL
AREAS DEPARTMENT |
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Ushering
in development in social
services, agriculture, forest
and environment, conservation
and infrastructure including
roads and transport. |
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Promoting
Rural Employment in the
Hill areas through various
schemes |
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For the overall
development of the Hill
areas of the State, the
Planning Commission released
Rs. 176.20 crore, out of
which Rs. 93.53 crore under
State Plan and Rs. 82.67
crore under the Special
Central Assistance has been
fully utilized. |
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Besides Normal
Plan allocation, an amount
of Rs. 10.00 crore has also
been provided to both the
Hill districts as Additional
Central Assistance. The
entire amount has been utilized
by both the Autonomous Councils. |
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Rs. 5.50 crore
has been utilized in both
the hill districts towards
implementation of eco-friendly
schemes. |
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Under the
Integrated Jhumia Development
Programme (IJDP) and Watershed
Development Project in Shifting
Cultivation Areas (WDPSCA),
six watershed projects in
Karbi Anglong district and
five in N.C. hills districts
have already been saturated. |
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Rs. 2.29 crore
has been utilized for roads
& bridges, irrigation,
water resources, public
health engineering, health
and sports under the Non
Lapsable Central Pool of
Resources (NLCPR) for both
the Hill districts. |
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Under the
provisions of Article 275(I)
of the Constitution of India,
nine welfare schemes completed
in Karbi Anglong district
covering sectors like soil
conservation, education,
irrigation, health, tourism,
roads, public health engineering,
handloom & textiles
and sericulture amounting
to Rs. 1.14 crore. Rs. 2.13
crore has been utiilized
in the NC Hills districts. |
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Rs. 55.84
crore Special Central Assistance
is being utilized for filling
up the critical gaps in
development activities under
sectors like roads, agriculture,
etc. |
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Reducing the
Plan salary burden of all
the development departments
to pave the way for more
Plan funds for development
programmes for the hill
tribes of the State. A substantial
number of posts under various
departments have been normalized. |
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Raising of
Additive Plan allocation
by more than 60 percent
to Rs. 82.67 crore during
the annual Plan 2006-07 |
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| WATER
RESOURCES DEPARTMENT |
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35 schemes
taken up under EFC amounting
to Rs. 19,526.951 lakh,
out of which 16 schemes
partly funded by ACA and
EFC. |
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29 schemes
executed under ACA involving
Rs. 11,166.76 lakh |
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A special
project titled 'Assam Integrated
Flood and Erosion Mitigation
Project' taken up to find
a lasting solution to the
flood and erosion problems.
Rs. 100 crore has been released
to Water Resources Department
to tackle the twin problems. |
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One scheme
under NLCPR at a cost of
Rs. 1150.327 lakh, two schemes
under NEC involving Rs.1998.62
lakh, one scheme under State
Plan for Rs.713 lakh, 13
schemes under Task Force
amounting to Rs.4153.33
lakh and 19 schemes with
loan assistance from NABARD
(RIDF-XI) to the tune of
Rs.8456.95 lakh taken up
as part of development programmes. |
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20 schemes
with NABARD (RIDF-XII) loan
assistance amounting to
Rs.9898.20 lakh executed
to boost up the socio-economic
scenario in the State. |
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A database
cum computer center set
up at Chief Engineer's Office
at Chandmari, Guwahati to
create a hydro-meteorological
data base and digitize the
Brahmaputra river basin
and its sub-basin. |
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Computer
training is being imparted
to the employees of the
department in a phased manner |
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Embarking
on an ambitious mega project
titled "North Eastern
Integrated Flood and River
Bank Erosion Management
Project (Assam)" funded
by the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) with an expected
investment of Rs.1650 crore.
ADB has already sanctioned
the project preparation
and technical assistance
for the State. |
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| URBAN
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT |
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Under Swarna
Jayanti Sahari Rozgar Yojana,
Rs.843.27 lakh released
to the town committees for
generating employment opportunities
in town areas. |
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Under 87
town committees, 50 km road
upgraded. |
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Fund released
for purchase of 11 tractors,
6 waste disposal carrying
vehicles for municipalities
and town committees. |
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Rs.12.24 crore
released for construction
of 613 buildings in Dhubri,
Karimganj and Badarpur. |
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Rs.53.04
crore released for extending
water supply to Hojai, Lakhipur,
Titabor, Pathsala, Bokakhat,
Dhekiajuli and Hamren towns. |
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Rs. 123.68
crore released for various
developmental schemes in
Jorhat, Tinsukia, Dhemaji,
Dokmoka, Dhing, Dhekiajuli,
Hamren, Silchar, Moran and
Silapathar. |
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Water supply
schemes at Gauripur, Dergaon,
Golaghat, Lanka, Bilasipara,
Lala, Pathsala, Nalbari,
Dhekiajuli and Rangapara
almost completed. |
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Rs. 1520
lakh sanctioned for second
phase of Jorhat water supply
scheme and Rs.597 lakh for
Titabor. |
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Making Guwahati
a modern city with overall
development of transportation,
drainage, water supply network,
solid waste management,
preservation and development
of water bodies at an estimated
outlay of more than Rs 3,200
crore funded by the Ministry
of Urban Development, Government
of India under the Jawaharlal
Nehru National Urban Renewal
Mission. |
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| PUBLIC
HEALTH ENGINEERING |
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Extending
safe drinking water provision
to the entire populace of
the State. Provision for
drinking water has been
extended to 67,159 habitations
against a total of 70,669
habitations. |
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| WELFARE
OF MINORITIES &
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT |
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Plan allocation
for welfare of minorities
and development of char
areas increased to Rs.17
crore in 2007-08 from Rs.7.10
crore in 2006-07. |
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Allotment
of land patta to more than
27,000 landless including
people of char (riverine)
areas since 2005. |
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948.50 quintals
of wheat seeds distributed
to 6,775 small and marginal
farmers; 548 quintals of
jute seeds to 3,600 families;
10 power tillers, 51 power
pumps and 761 spray machines
distributed. |
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25 raised
platforms constructed to
provide shelter to people
and livestock from floods. |
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393 sewing
machines distributed besides
training on sewing to 484
girls. Similarly, 32 youth
imparted training on manufacturing
of cane and bamboo products. |
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22 school
buildings renovated, 50
students' common rooms constructed
and 140 youth imparted training
on nursing and computer. |
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280 hand
carts and rickshaws distributed. |
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Elections
to Wakf Board held and a
new committee constituted.
Steps initiated to convert
the Wakf Board into Corporation
and enhancing annual grants
to the tune of Rs.50 lakh
and one time grant to Rs.10
crore |
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Construction
of a Haj Bhawan for Haj
pilgrims at Guwahati almost
completed. Rs.15.80 lakh
given as grants-in-aid to
the State Haj Committe to
meet necessary expenditure
of the Haj pilgrims. |
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595 crore
package for socio-economic
development of char areas
formulated. |
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| WELFARE
MEASURES FOR ETHNIC
TRIBES, TEA TRIBES
& BACKWARD CLASSES |
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Ushering all
round development of two
Hill districts and Bodoland
Territorial Council area,
besides Rabha Hasong, Tiwa,
Mishing, Sonowal Kachari,
Thangal Kachari and Deuri
Autonomous Councils. Allocation
for the two hill districts
raised from 90 crore in
2006-07 to Rs.124 crore
in 2007-08 and for the autonomous
councils from Rs. 45.63
crore to Rs.59.09 crore
during 2007-08. Likewise,
the allocation for BTC has
been increased from Rs.104
crore to Rs.130 crore in
2007-08. |
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Taking initiative
to accord Scheduled Tribe
status to Koch, Ahom, Moran,
Mottock, Chutia and tea
tribes. A proposal to this
effect has been submitted
to the Central Government. |
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Special packages
for socially, educationally
and economically disadvantaged
populace. |
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Plan assistance
for tea tribes development
increased from Rs.10 crore
in 2006-07 to Rs.23 crore
in 2007-08. |
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An Integrated
Tribal Culture Research
and Demonstration Project
to come up soon. Rs.10 crore
earmarked in 2007-08 plan
budget. |
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81,000 ST
students, 70,561 OBC students
and 17,430 SC students awarded
post-matric scholarship. |
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57,738 SC
students, 22,899 ST students
and 11,248 OBC students
awarded pre-matric scholarship |
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172 non-government
educational institutions
provided grant amounting
to Rs. 30 lakh for imparting
education to SC & ST
students. |
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850 unemployed
youth/women belonging to
SC community provided training
for self-employment in various
trades at the cost of Rs.40
lakh. |
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32,000 ST
families, 9922 SC and 1140
OBC families extended assistance
under the Family Oriented
Income Generating Schemes
for undertaking duckery,
poultry, piggery, handloom,
sericulture, fishery, agriculture
and horticulture activities. |
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165 tractors
and 145 power tillers given
away to 165 Self Help Groups
comprising tribal farmers
and 145 SHGs of SC farmers |
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Rs.1,284
lakh provided for infrastructure
development in tribal areas. |
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Rs.259 crore
earmarked to BTC for Plan
schemes and special package
for infrastructure development. |
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Rs.25 crore
earmarked for construction
of all-weather roads in
remote and inaccessible
ST/SC/OBC areas during 2007-08. |
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| SPORTS
& YOUTH WELFARE |
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Holding the 33rd National
Games successfully in Guwahati
and Morigaon from 9th to
18th February 2007. 17 world
class infrastructure have
come up together with a
Games Village comprising
750 apartments. |
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The 2nd leg of Asian Grand
Prix was successfully hosted
by Assam on June 23, 2007. |
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| IRRIGATION |
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1.04 lakh
hectare irrigation potential
utilized through schemes
during the drought-like
situation in the State in
2006. |
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Reviving
72 defunct schemes leading
to creation of irrigation
potential of 2000 hectare
involving Rs.2.94 crore. |
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Restoring
84 minor irrigation schemes
and nine major-medium schemes
at a cost of Rs.4 crore.
As a result, 21,118 hectare
irrigation potential have
been revived during Rabi
cultivation. |
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Under AIBP,
800 hectare has been created
in Pahumara and Borolia
from 6 ongoing major-medium
irrigation schemes involving
Rs.12.5751 crore. |
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855 hectare
of irrigation potential
created at a cost of Rs.4.726
crore out of total 13.248
hectares created through
39 minor schemes taken up
since 1999-2000. |
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Under RIDF-X
funded by NABARD, 1049 hectare
of irrigation potential
created of the total targeted
7111 hectare to the tune
of Rs.596.92 lakh. |
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11 minor
and one medium irrigation
schemes have been taken
up under RIDF-XI to create
a potential target of 7775
hectare at an estimated
cost of Rs.2013.29 lakh. |
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Under RIDF-XI
the major scheme taken up
is modernisation of Sukla
irrigation project at a
cost of Rs.19.5481 crore.
It will create an irrigation
potential of 27400 hectare.
However, total cost will
be around Rs.27.104 crore
including Rs.7.5559 crore
under NLCPR and BTC special
package. |
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8,000 hectare
irrigation potential revived
of the targeted potential
of 34000 hectare from the
ongoing reconstruction of
Bardikorai irrigation project
under one time ACA. Rs.28.22
crore more required to complete
the scheme. |
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Two minor
irrigation schemes completed
under NEC schemes making
365 hectare of land cultivable
at a cost of Rs.210.69 lakh. |
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Mobilisation
of revenue to the tune of
Rs.1,76,400 realised from
farmers as irrigation service
charges during 2006-7. Revenue
collection was badly affected
following drought-like situation
last year. |
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In all, 31,118
hectare of irrigation potential
has been revived during
2006-07 while 3069 hectare
created through various
schemes. |
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| SOIL
CONSERVATION |
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Plantation
and landscaping in and around
the sprawling National Games
Stadium at Sarusajai. |
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Revitalisation
of Assam Plantation Development
Corporation |
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1,200 hectare
of agricultural land will
be rejuvenated by way of
conservation of soil and
water following implementation
of Amiaga-Barasapur Soil
Conservation and Water Distribution
Project in Sonitpur district
at a project cost of Rs.52
lakh funded by NEC. |
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Bio-diversity
Conservation of Basistha-Bahini
Watershed in Kamrup district
at a cost of Rs.496.76 lakh;
Kokrajhar Soil Conservation
and Minor Irrigation Project
in Sonitpur district involving
Rs.106.43 lakh and a scheme
for 'Cultivation of Rubber
in the hill districts of
Assam for rehabilitation
of Jhumiya people for upliftment
of socio-economic condition'
at an amount of Rs.923 lakh,
all funded by NEC, will
get under way soon. |
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46,260 hectare
of wasteland and degraded
land have been developed
for productive use on sustained
basis through 17 Integrated
Wasteland Dev&elopment
Projects and Hariyali Project
at a cost of Rs. 10.36 crore. |
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| INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY |
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According
top priority to Information
Technology and roping in
world class IT corporates
to the State |
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Extending
the Assam State Wide Area
Network right from the State
Headquarters to District,
Headquarters to Block/Circle
Headquarter down to the
village level Common Service
Centres. |
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Sanction of
4375 numbers of Common Services
Centers (CSCs), under NeGP,
to be set upacross the State
at a cost of Rs.69 crore.
This project would be the
vehicle for roll out and
delivery of citizen centric
services across the State. |
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Sanction of
two e-Districts Mission
Mode projects under NeGP
namely Sonitpur and Goalpara,
by Department of Information
Technology, Government of
India. |
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Initiation
of employment and training
scheme named Mukhya Mantrir
Tathya Prajukti Prashikshan
aru Niyog Achoni. The target
this year is 100 youths |
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Completed
Phase I of the Guwahati
MAN project which provides
high speed connectivity
up to100 Mbps on OFC backbone. |
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Assam received
the best e-Governed and
e-ready State award of IDC
for the eastern region along
with four other leading
States of the country. |
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Computerization
of registration and billing
of the Guwahati Medical
College made operational
under the aegis of Health
Department. |
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Distribution
of 12400 Desktop PCs to
students securing 1st division
in the HSLC and High Madrassa
examinations, 2006, under
the Anundoram Borooah Award
scheme under the aegis of
P & D Department |
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Rapid progress
in the implementation of
State Wide Area Network
covering 304 PoPs (points
of pesence) across the State |
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Implementation
of Rajiv Gandhi Computer
Literacy prgramme in 300
High Schools under the aegis
of P & D Department |
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| OTHER
WELFARE MEASURES |
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Providing
ex-gratia for the first
time ever to next of kin
of civilian Government employees,
Army and Central paramilitary
force personnel as well
as employees of requisitioned
vehicles killed by extremists
amounting to Rs 5 lakh,
serious injury
Rs 2 lakh and minor injury
Rs 25,000. Similar provisions
have been made for State
Fire Service employees killed
or injured. Even employees
killed while protecting
wildlife, flood control
and law and order duties
and even to anti-social
elements will get ex-gratia
of Rs 2 lakh, Rs 1 lakh
for grievous injury and
Rs 10,000 for non-grievous
injury respectively. |
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Setting up
of a Terrorist Victims Welfare
Board to look after the
kith and kin of victims
of terrorist violence, particularly
widows and children on a
sustainable basis. |
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Two
rehabilitation centres to
come up for insurgency and
riot affected widows and
orphans. |
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Raising the
service charges for cinema
halls providing better facilities
with a view to facilitating
modernization. |
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Exempting
mini cinema theatres, multiplexes
and amusement parks from
entertainment tax for five
years. |
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Raising the
pension of the freedom fighters
from Rs.2500 per month to
Rs.3000 per month on the
occasion of commemoration
of 150m anniversary of India's
war of independence. |
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Providing
relief to the senior citizens
above 60 years whose annual
income is less than Rs 5
lakh from paying professional
tax. |
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Enhancing
wage ceiling of provident
fund subscribers in the
plantation sector from Rs.5,000
to Rs.6,500. |
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| NEW
INITIATIVES |
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The State's
first state-of-the-art Biotech
Park to come up in North
Guwahati. |
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Regulating
the construction and transfer
of apartment properties
with the passing of the
Assam Apartment Construction
and Transfer of Ownership
Bill 2006. |
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Each block
headquarters to be upgraded
to an urban center with
necessary infrastructure
and civic amenities. |
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Village Development Authority
to be set up to ensure proper
planning and execution of
developmental activities
in the villages. |
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Launching
the "Mission to generate
employment and stimulate
the economy of Assam"
at a cost of Rs.669 crore
spread over a period of
three years. |
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Restructuring
the State Vigilance Administration
making it an integrated
system within the ambit
of the proposed State Vigilance
Act. |
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Adopting
the Centrai Act on Benami
Transactions (Prohibition)
Act, 1988 as a step towards
cleansing public administration
from the bane of corruption. |
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Filling up
about 25,000 posts including
backlogs of SC/ST/OBC and
physically handicapped candidates. |
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Implementing
the historic Assam Accord
clause by clause giving
priority to road construction
and fencing of Indo-Bangla
border and updating the
NRC 1951. |
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Raising the
strength of NCC cadets to
70,000 from the present
50,000 cadets. |
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Computerizing all the treasuries
and sub-treasuries with
central server based network
system under the IT based,
Comprehensive Treasury Management
Information System (CTMIS)
to make them more efficient
and transparent. Of the
total 54 treasuries and
sub-treasuries, 40 have
been computerized so far. |
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