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NABARD provided Rs 1,236 crore from its Rural Infrastructure Development.
09 Jun, 2024
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has provided an all-time excessive quantity of Rs 1,236 crore from its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) through the monetary 12 months 2020-21 with Rural Connectivity Projects (Roads & Bridges) as the main target space in the state of Assam.

Launch of Mission Basundhara 2.0
09 Jun, 2024
After the successful implementation of the first phase of Mission Basundhara, Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma today launched Mission Basundhara 2.0. Chief objective of this mission is to streamline and make land revenue services more accessible to citizens facing land-related issues. The new services to be provided through Mission Basundhara 2.0 include: • Settlement of government khas and ceiling surplus land • Conferring ownership rights to Occupancy tenants • Settlement of transferred annual patta land • Settlement of VGR/PGR land • Settlement of land for indigenous special cultivators (tea, coffee, rubber etc.) • Settlement of hereditary land of tribal communities • Composite Land Transfer Service (Auto-mutation) • Online payment of Land Revenue • Digital Stamping* -- The services can be availed through basundhara.assam.gov.in, rtps.assam.gov.in or any Public Facilitation Centre

400th birth anniversary of Lachit Barphukan observed nationally
09 Jun, 2024
The 400th birth anniversary of Mahavir Lachit Barphukan was observed nationally at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on November 23, 24 and 25, 2022. On November 23, Hon’ble Union Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman formally opened the gates of the exhibition, which featured the 2,000 years of Assam history and 600 years of Ahom rule. Hon’ble Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah was present on the second day where a documentary on the life and works of Mahavir Lachit was screened. Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the event on November 25 and also released a book prepared by Government of Assam on Mahavir Lachit. Two seminars were also held on November 23 and 24 which were attended by several prominent personalities of the country. Another event was also held at the National Defence Academy, Pune on November 26 where Bir Lachit Barphukan award was given to the best cadet. The Government of Assam is also planning to erect a Mahavir Lachit memorial at the National Police Academy, Hyderabad.

‘A Fortnight for Development’
09 Jun, 2024
For all-around development of the State, “A Fortnight for Development” - Phase I was recently observed. During this period, foundation stones were laid and new infrastructure projects inaugurated by Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma across 11 districts entailing a total investment of 15,000 crore. The remaining districts of the State will be covered in the next phase of the programme.

Towards fulfilling the promise of Providing 1 lakh jobs
09 Jun, 2024
The Government of Assam led by Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma is committed to providing one lakh government jobs to local youth. Altogether, 86,782 candidates have been appointed to various departments so far. While 42,079 candidates were appointed earlier, 44,703 candidates received their appointment letters on 25 May 2023. Processes are underway to give more appointments to meet the target of providing one lakh government jobs.

Two MoUs were signed by two entities of the Government of Assam.
09 Jun, 2024
The Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) and Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) signed an agreement for exchange of land for constructing a second entry to Guwahati Railway Station from Paltan Bazar side. The MoU will help NFR develop the largest railway station of the North East with an annual footfall of 1 crore passengers into a state-of-the-art station with modern amenities and help decongest the periphery of the railway station. Under the MoU, land measuring 4 bigha, 4 Katha and 19 lessa (excluding a part for building a new ASTC office) will be transferred by the ASTC to the Railways. In return, the ASTC will get 20 bigha land from NFR in Jalukbari area, which will be used for infrastructure development of the ASTC. The second MoU was signed between the Directorate of Inland Water Transport (IWT) and Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) for ensuring a quantum of assured supply of high speed diesel for IWT vessels.