Highlights of Assam Budget 2020-21 – Provisions for Barak Valley (Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi Districts)
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Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma presented the state budget for the financial year 2020-21 on 6th March, 2020 at the state Legislative Assam assembly. The budget aims to reduce regional imbalance among the various regions of the state and thus, it has proposed various programs and provisions for all the areas of the state. In this article we detailed about the Assam Budget 2020-21 provisions related to BaraK Valley region of Assam, which comprises of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi Districts.
Assam Budget 2020-21 : Provisions for Barak Valley (Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi Districts)
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Government of Assam has initiated the “Establishment of Mini Secretariat at Barak Valley, Silchar, Assam”.
A budget of Rs. 10 Crore earmarked to engage quality private health institutions in Barak Valley having the specialty branches like Cardiology, Neorology etc, under Public Private Partnership mode, to cater the medical necessities of these patients. This is done considering the medical needs of the patients from the three districts of Barak Valley, viz Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi, as Barak Valley has limited number of specialist facilities and insufficient beds in the Government institutions, including Silchar Medical College.
Govt announced the “Asom Darshan” scheme in Budget 2019-20 – a comprehensive scheme to develop tourist spots and religious places of all faiths of our sacred land of Assam, glorified by Kamrup- Kamakhya, Brahmaputra and Majuli and holy places like Bhubon Teertho in Barak Valley. Govt launch this auspicious scheme on 24th February 2020 in the presence of 915 spiritual heads of various institutions from across the State – from Majuli to Madhupur, Dhubri to Sadiya, Kamrup to Cachar & Karimganj and Dima Hasao to Bodo Territorial Region. As announced in Budget 2019-20, govt will continue to provide an additional Rs.2 Lakh Annuity grant to each of the Devalayas in Financial Year 2020-21 as well.
Within the Financial Year 2020-21, seven new Government Colleges, Borkhola in Cachar, Deaithor in Karbi Anglong, Kakopathar in Tinsukia, Katlicherra in Hailakandi, Lahorighat in Morigaon, Samaguri in Nagaon and Majer Alga in South Salmara, will be made functional as necessary posts for running these colleges have already been created.
Government is going to start five new polytechnics in the State at Morigaon, Udalguri, Tinsukia, Hailakandi and Chirang during the financial year 2020-21.
Govt is putting effort to select a suitable site for Karimganj Medical College.
Acting on this vision, the Department will organize ‘Border Festivals’ at Guwahati, Tezpur, Jorhat, Hailakandi and Dhubri during Financial Year 2020-21.
Public Health Engineering Department is implementing the World Bank Funded Neer Nirmal Pariyojana, as part of this scheme water supply is being provided in a total of 63 Gram Panchayats covering 1.16 lakh households in the Districts of Kamrup (M), Jorhat and Hailakandi.
A one-time benefit extended to the students whose parents are employed with the Hindustan Paper Corporation (Nagaon & Cachar), and we will be releasing another tranche to about 3000 students within March 2020.
Assam Govt is going to bring in a legislation to make the teaching of Assamese as a compulsory subject in all English and other medium schools up to Class X. Education Department will bring the necessary bill during the current budget session to this effect. However, the proposed law will not apply for Barak Valley, Bodo inhabited areas and two hill districts administered by the sixth scheduled councils. Bring a law so that studying Assamese/ any regional languages in school a mandatory condition for securing a government job.
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