Rs 1 Crore for Every Ward! Amarendra Paul Makes Big Announcement After Taking Oath

Silchar has entered a new chapter in its civic administration with Amarendra Paul being elected as the first Mayor of the Silchar Municipal Corporation (SMC) and Bijendra Prasad Singh taking charge as Deputy Mayor. The two assumed office on Thursday (November 5) after 42 newly elected councillors took their oath at a ceremony held at Rajiv Bhavan in Silchar.

Amarendra Paul, the newly elected councillor from Ward 37, was appointed Mayor following the BJP’s victory in the first Silchar Municipal Corporation elections. Bijendra Prasad Singh, elected from Ward 9, was appointed Deputy Mayor.

Speaking after taking charge, Deputy Mayor Bijendra Prasad Singh expressed his gratitude to the people of Silchar and said that the Mayor and Deputy Mayor would work together as a team for the development of the city. He expressed confidence that people would begin seeing results within the next six months. He added that his only mantra was work.

Mayor Amarendra Paul said that everyone in the Municipal Corporation would work day and night to improve Silchar, just as the Chief Minister, MLAs and MPs were working towards the development of the state and the country. He said that the people of Silchar would receive better facilities under the new civic administration.

Paul also announced that each councillor would receive Rs 1 crore from the Chief Minister to undertake development works in their respective wards.

Minister Kaushik Rai described the occasion as a historic moment for Silchar, noting that the city had held its first municipal corporation elections, with all 42 councillors taking their oaths and the city getting its first Mayor. He expressed hope that the Mayor and Deputy Mayor would lead the corporation towards greater development over the next five years.

The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Ministers Kaushik Rai and Krishnendu Paul, Rajya Sabha MPs Kanad Purkayastha and Sushmita Dev, several MLAs from the Barak Valley, along with political leaders and party workers.

With the formation of the Silchar Municipal Corporation’s first elected leadership, expectations are high for improved civic facilities and infrastructure across the city. The administration’s performance over the coming months will be closely watched by residents.