Himanta Biswa Sarma. File Photo.
Party insiders say he could be given a senior post in the Modi ministry or made Chief Minister if NDA retains power
The BJP does not seem to be looking beyond Finance, Health and Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for ideas in poll-bound Assam.
A majority in the first list of 70 candidates announced by the party on March 5 are known to be loyalists of Dr. Sarma. Such has been his clout, party insiders say, that many aspirants backed by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and some new faces reportedly preferred by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal were ignored.
Himanta Biswa Sarma Criticizes Rahul Gandhi, Congress-AIUDF Alliance
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Goal and priorities of state budget
The Vote on Account for first six months of the 2021-22 financial year presented by the Assam government in the State Assembly reveals that despite significant
| 13 Feb 2021 1:30 AM GMT
The Vote on Account for first six months of the 2021-22 financial year presented by the Assam government in the State Assembly reveals that despite significant improvement over earlier years, 32 per cent of the budgetary outlays for 2019-20 remained unspent. More attention to improving the capacity of various government departments to spend the allocated fund will ensure timely utilization of enhanced budgetary allocations. Increase in capital expenditure from Rs. 6,001 crore in 2016-17 to Rs.13,501 crore in 2019-20 is significant as it helped the state create more asset and value. Statistical data on budgetary allocations and spending give the actual picture of progress of a state in various sectors when comparisons are made with development indicators of
Assam govt recruits 29,701 teachers ahead of Assembly election
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Published: Saturday, February 6, 2021, 16:29 [IST]
Guwahati, Feb 06: Ahead of the upcoming Assembly election, Assam government has given appointment letters to 29,701 teachers to address a shortage at educational institutes in the state.
Another 5,000 teachers would be appointed by the government in the next 10-15 days, Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Through the recruitment, the government is fulfilling the promises made earlier, he added.
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Of the new recruits, 16,484 had been serving in non-provincialised schools for years. Some of them barely have two years of service left.
The remaining 13,217 are fresh recruits who had cleared the Teachers Eligibility Test.
APPOINTMENT TO 29,701 TEACHERS
GUWAHATI: Scripting a precedent in the history of State s education sector, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal presented appointment letters to 29,701 teachers at a programme at Sarusajai Sports Complex here on Friday. Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was also present at the programme.
In the biggest-ever appointment letter distribution event in a single day, 16484 teachers were given appointment for provincializing their schools and 13, 217 TET teachers also got appointment by virtue of their merits. With this appointment, shortage of teachers in the educational institutions would be addressed to a great extent.
Speaking on the occasion, Sonowal said that the appointment to 29,701 teachers is a testimony of the State government s keen interests to bring about qualitative improvement in the education sector. True to the announcements made in the Independence Day speech regarding appointment of 50,000 teachers, Friday s appointment of thou
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