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The Hill Areas
Department is the Administrative
Department for the two Hills
Autonomous Councils namely
Karbi Anglong Autonomous
Council and North Cachar
Hills Autonomous Council.
This Department ensures
the proper functioning of
both the Councils including
implementation of the various
development programmes.
Thirty Departments have
been entrusted to the Autonomous
Councils. It is the responsibility
of the Department to see
that these Autonomous Councils
function effectively under
the control of the Hill
Areas Department.
There is a Commissionerate
with the Development Commissioner
for Hill Areas at its Head.
There is Assam Hills Small
Industries Development Corporation
under the administrative
control of this Department.
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Both the Autonomous Councils
functions under the provision
of the Sixth Schedule
of the Constitution of
India. The Assam Autonomous
Districts (Constitution
of District Councils)
Rules, 1951 was framed
thereunder for the functioning
of the Hill Autonomous
Councils. There are MoUs/OMs
issued by this Department
for the effective administration
of the Councils.
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Organizational
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In the Hill Areas Department
there is a Commissioner
and Secretary as the controlling
officers of the Department
with one Deputy Secretary
and two Under Secretaries.
There is a Hill Planning
Board which is attached
with the Development Commissioner
for Hill Areas, Assam.
The Chief Minister of
Assam is the Chairman
of the Hill Planning Board.
There is a Corporation
under the control of this
Department namely AHSIDC.
There is a M.D. appointed
by the Department.
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The Hill Areas Department
takes up proper and cohesive
implementation of various
development works undertaken
by different Government
Departments under the
control of the Autonomous
Councils. The Department
also ensures review and
monitoring through the
Development Commissioner
for Hill Areas Department.
Implementation of Schemes
are carried out by the
various Government Departments
under the control of the
Autonomous Councils as
per budget allocation.
The Steps are taken for
development of human resources
who are working under
this Department through
programme of capacity
building. Officers &
Staff are sent to Assam
Administrative Staff College
for training on E-Governance
accounts keeping etc.
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