Assam restores district status of Hojai, Biswanath, Tamulpur and Bajali
Aug 25, 2023
Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 25 : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that his government has decided to restore the status of Hojai, Biswanath, Tamulpur, and Bajali as full-fledged districts, which were earlier merged with their parent districts owing to the delimitation exercise in the state.
He also said that the state cabinet also decided to create 81 Sub-Districts to improve administrative efficiency.
He, thereby, kept the promise he made on Dec 31 last year when these districts were merged with their parent districts owing to the delimitation exercise.
The decision was taken in the 100th cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, held at the Brahmaputra State Guest House in Guwahati.
“Earlier on December 31 last year, during the cabinet meeting, we had decided to merge four districts—Hojai, Biswanath, Tamulpur, and Bajali—with their parent districts. After the delimitation exercise, the state cabinet has decided to restore four districts with new geographical boundaries. We have reconstituted the districts,” Himanta Biswa Sarma said while addressing a press conference.
"An Additional Deputy Commissioner will be the head of each Sub-district, and offices of different government departments will also be under the Sub-District," he said.
The Assam Chief Minister also said that the state cabinet has taken an important decision to introduce a semi-conductor policy, Assam Electronics (Semiconductor, etc.) Policy 2023, in the state—a production-linked incentive scheme to manufacture semiconductors in the state.
The state cabinet also approved the amendment of the Assam Land and Revenue Service Rules, 2015; the Assam Mobility of Employees of State Government and Other Establishments (for Optimum Utilisation of Available Manpower for Efficiency) Bill, 2023; the installation of 2000 CCTV cameras across Guwahati with a sanction of Rs 230 crore; and the implementation of the Most Outstanding District Initiative (MODI) Swachh District Puraskar.
The state cabinet also gave approval to an MoU between Assam Police and the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU); approval to a state contribution of Rs 950 per month for all beneficiaries under the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme 2.0; approval to conduct the Sanskritik Mahasangram; and approval to a lease agreement with Jenipro Hotels Pvt Ltd to augment tourism potential in Kaziranga National Park and generate employment for local youth.
On the other hand, the Assam cabinet has changed the Lower Primary and Upper Primary School teachers recruitment policy, and the weightage for preparation of the merit list will be Higher Secondary (5 per cent), Graduation (10 per cent), D.El.Ed. (5 per cent) and TET (80 per cent), and there will be no recruitment examination.
