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Stating that the Assam government since coming to power took up a number of initiatives to improve academic scenario of the State, the Chief Minister highlighted several schemes presently being implemented in the education sector.
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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal distribute appointment letters to teachers.
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that Assam has created a history by appointing 29,701 teachers in a single day.
It may be noted that 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.
Assam Govt Launches Pragyan Bharati & Bhasha Gourab Scheme for Authors and Students
The two schemes- Pragyan Bharati and Bhasha Gourab awarded Rs 1500 to college students, Rs. 50 thousand to 600 writers and Rs 43 crore to 21 Sahitya Sabhas.
| 2 Feb 2021 8:09 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched two schemes to provide monetary assistance to college students and literary bodies of the state on Monday.
The schemes are named Pragyan Bharati and Bhasha Gourab.
Under Pragyan Bharati scheme, 3,26,046 college students were given Rs 1,500 each for purchasing textbooks. A total of Rs 161 crore was reimbursed for the free admission of 4 lakh eligible students.
On the other hand, under the Bhasha Gourab second scheme, the state government provided 21 Sahitya Sabhas with a total of Rs 43 crore as a contribution towards their corpus funds. Under this scheme, 600 authors have been provided with an amount of Rs 50,000 each to help in their literary activitie
Budget allocation for North India increased to Rs 55,820 crore
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National Highways will be undertaken in the State in the coming three years,besides making provision of Rs 1,000 crores for the welfare of Tea workers, especially women and their children in Assam and West Bengal. The budget announced a special scheme will be devised for the same.
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FM also announced Rs. 34,000 crore for construction of more than 1300 kms of national highways in Assam in the next three years
GUWAHATI: For North-eastern states, Budget 2021-22 has increased allocation to Rs 55,820 crore from Rs 41,764 crore in 2020-21.
The budget has announced that works of more than Rs 34,000 crores covering more than 1300 kms of National Highways will be undertaken in the State in the coming three years,besides making provision of Rs 1,000 crores for the welfare of Tea workers, especially women and their children in Assam and West Bengal. The budget announced a special scheme will b
Modi, Shah to visit poll-bound Assam on Saturday
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Fri, Jan 22 2021 18:57 IST |
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home Minister Amit Shah. Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, Jan 22 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit poll-bound Assam on Saturday to attend different government events to campaign for the assembly polls, likely to be held in April-May.
Officials and BJP sources said that Modi and Shah do not have any common programme in the Bharatiya Janata Party ruled state.
The Prime Minister on Saturday would launch a mega programme of the Assam government to distribute land patta (land allotment permit) to over one lakh landless indigenous people at a function at Jerenga Pothar in eastern Assam s Sivasagar district.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit poll-bound Assam on Saturday to attend different government events to campaign for the assembly polls, likely to be held in April-May. Officials and BJP sources said that Modi and Shah do not have any common programme in the Bharatiya Janata Party ruled state. The Prime Minister on Saturday would launch a mega programme of the Assam government to distribute land patta (land allotment permit) to over one lakh landless indigenous people at a function at Jerenga Pothar in eastern Assam s Sivasagar district. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who visited the PM s meeting venue to review the preparations, said that the Prime Minister would ceremonially start the distribution of land patta to more than one lakh indigenous people who have been living uncertain lives for decades. No government in Assam has carried out such a people-friendly initiative in the past.