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Let’s see what Assam budget has in store for Barak Valley

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Highlights for Barak Valley in Himanta Biswa Sarma’s e-budget 

  • Karimganj to have a new Medical College
  • Silchar to have a new law college
  • Dima Hasao to have a new Horticultural University
  • Wagah Border type evening celebrations (Beating The Retreat) to start in all international borders in Assam including Sutarkhandi Border, Karimganj.
  • All medical colleges and Civil hospitals in Assam including Silchar Medical College and Hospital to have a cancer care center for cancer patients.
  • Karimganj, Hailakandi and Sonai to have a women college each.
  • Silchar to have a stadium in police parade ground.
  • An RCC bridge to be constructed over Madhura River in Udharbond.
  • Patharkandi to have a Model College.
  • The finance minister has proposed construction of RCC bridge in Gudamghat Hailakandi.
  • Each Gram Pnachayat will be allotted Rs 25,000 to organise a Football tournament.
  • Karimganj Stadium to get flood lights.
  • A new bridge to be constructed over Dholeshwari river in Algapur.
  • Home guard’s daily wages has been upped to Rs 300 from Rs 250.
  • Dima Hasao to get a new B-Ed college.
  • 52 Lakh households in Assam will be given four LED bulbs of nine watt.
  • 180 new Anganwari Kendra will be set up in South Karimganj.
  • Each district will host a ‘mela’ (Exhibition) to generate awareness among senior citizens about various government benefits available for them.
  • Stating Gunotsav a great success the finance minister has announced Swastha Seva Utsav which will assess public health institutions on the basis of quality of health care services provided to the patients and cleanliness of the health care center.
  • Each girl between the age group 12-20 years will get a Rs 600 per year stipend to buy sanitary napkins if she is in a family with earnings of less than Rs 5,00,000 per anum. The money will be deposited directly to the girl’s bank account.

Apart from the above mentioned ones there are several state initiatives which the Finance Minister has proposed in his budget and will benefit Barak Valley too.

Assam Finance Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma today tabled a Rs 2149.04 crore, deficit budget which had education, tea-estate workers and senior citizens at its core. The Assam budget was all over in the national media since last few days, Himanta Biswa Sarma called this budget as first ever ‘e-budget’ as it got streamed online on social media and broadcast on TV channels live. With this Assam becomes the second state to table a ‘e-budget’ first was Andhra Pradesh.

“Education is the backbone of society” is what he started his budget with and then announced one after another new proposals. Sarma tabled plans to set up 10 new law colleges, 10 new B. Ed Colleges, nine new women colleges, three new polytechnic and a new medical college. He did not slab any new tax, announced stipend for sanitary napkins. Sarma proposed a levy of electricity duty at 5 per cent on ad-valorem basis and one per cent increase on stamp duty registration fee for transactions in immovable properties.

The budget has proposed four slabs of annual scholarship of up to Rs 10,000 for ensuring girls belonging to minority communities pursuing education beyond class 10. Eligible girls would need to self-certify that they were unmarried and pursing their education to avail the scholarship. Sarma also proposed that unmarried girl child of a pensioner should be eligible to withdraw pension after pensioner’s death. The number of scooters to be distributed has been upped from 1000 to top 5000 girls in Higher Secondary examinations

A quick look at who said what.

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