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Assam Govt to give 10% quota to economically weaker sections in general category
On 21st January 2019, Assam Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has approved 10 per
cent quota for the economically weaker sections of the general category in government employment and
government education institutes.
Key Points:
i. The cabinet also approved the guidelines for disbursement of Rs.5,000 each to five lakh farmers of the state
under the MukhyaMantriKrishi Sa SajuliYozana for purchase of farm tools and implements.
ii. In another decision the Cabinet approved a loan amount of Rs.95 crore under Rural Infrastructure
Development Fund (RIDF) from NABARD, in-order to construct and strengthen embankments, dykes and other
infrastructure across the state.
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iii. Furthermore the cabinet also approved incentives for government doctors, nurses and other healthcare
workers under Ayushman Bharat & Atal AmritAbhiyan.
iv. The Assam Cabinet decided that, 20 per cent of the total amount for government hospitals implementing
these schemes has been earmarked for the purpose of incentivizing Government Health workforce.
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i. According to the Bill, if the PRANAM Commission gets a complaint that parents of a state government
employee is being ignored, then 10% or 15% of the employee’s salary will be deducted by the government
and paid to the parents or differently abled siblings.
ii. It is first-of its-kind Bill in India and would benefit 8 lakh parents of 4 lakh state government
employees. It was approved by the state cabinet in 2018.
iii. Private companies’ employees and central government employees in Assam would also be covered by the
Bill at a later stage.
iv. Chief commissioner V. B. Pyarelal and commissioners Dr Alaka Desai Sarma and JugabalaBuragohain of
the PRANAM Commission were handed their appointment letters by the CM.
National Foundation for Communal Harmony organized a special workshop under Know My India
Programme held in Bengaluru
On 4th February 2019, On the lines of Know My India Programme,the National Foundation for Communal
Harmony (NFCH), organized a special workshop for 42 Youth in the age group of 15 to 22 years, who has
suffered communal violence.The Youths Participated in the Programme belongs to Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur,
Assam, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Gujarat along with 10 official mentors.
Key points
i. The programme was organized by the Art of Living Foundation.
ii. Youth interacted with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, a spiritual leader.
iii. The participants were taught various body-breath mechanisms and practical tools of wisdom.The main
exercise included the powerful rhythmic breathing practice called SudarshanKriya, whose regular practice is
known to significantly reduce stress hormones, improve the clarity of mind and increase one’s happiness
quotient.
About Know My India Programme
i. It is a unique programme initiated by the NFCH to bring together financially assisted children of the
foundation from different states and regions of the country to promote oneness, fraternity and national
integration.
ii. The NFCH is an autonomous organization under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs
Assam tops the ranking of “best budgetary practices followed by states”: Transparency International
On 1st February 2019, according to a survey by Transparency International, Assam tops in the ranking of
best practices followed by states in budget formulation. Assam is the only state to publish a citizens budget in
the public domain and also to conduct budget awareness campaign across 17 districts.
Key points
i. Assam was followed by Andhra pradesh and Odisha while Meghalaya, Manipur and Punjab were figured
at lower positions.
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ii. This survey is based on four parameters which includes public disclosure, budgetary process, post budget
fiscal management and efforts to make budget more transparent and citizen friendly.
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iii. Through its vast network, particularly in rural areas, CSC is uniquely positioned to significantly extend the
awareness and outreach activities of CEO, Assam under Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral
Participation (SVEEP) in the State. It is geared up to ensure that no voter is left behind.
iv. This particular initiative will fill the digital divide and fulfil the objective of turning the General Election, to
be held in April 2019, more inclusive and participatory.
Chief Electoral Officer of Assam MukeshSahu launched a new initiative called ‘Enajori’ in Guwahati
On 29th March 2019, Chief Electoral Officer of Assam MukeshSahu launched a new initiative called ‘Enajori’ at
Janata Bhawan, Dispur in Guwahati for persons with disabilities with an aim that ‘No Voter to be Left behind’.
Key Points:
i. The initiative to make Lok Sabha Elections accessible to Persons with Disability (PwD) voters is a joint
initiative of Assam CEO and Social Welfare Department.
ii. Under this initiative a comprehensive mapping of PwDs will be done by consulting with Booth Level Officers,
DivyangSarothis and a woman mascot-Chandraprabha, to help the PwD voters for barrier-free and inclusive
accessible elections.
Assam’s Bongaigaon district administration developed mobile app for first-time voters
A Mobile App named ‘Sankalp’ has been developed by the Assam’s Bongaigaon district administration
team with the help of NIC (National Informatics Centre) to encourage the first time voters.First time voters
will able to sign digital ‘sankalppatra’ to cast their votes on day of polling.
Assam’s Hailakandi became the top aspirational district as per NITI Aayog report
According to the Delta ranking report released by NITI Aayog, Assam’s Hailakandi has become the top
aspirational district among the 112 aspirational districtsof the country.
Key points
i. Hailakandi in Assam has made a giant leap from 52nd position to no. 1 position on the basis of its
performance during November-December 2018 and January 2019.
ii. For securing first rank as aspirational district, Hailakandi will be given an allocation of Rs. 10 crore.
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Key Points:
i. Assam celebrates major agricultural events as the festival of Bihu. In Assam, three Bihu festivals are
celebrated in a year called as Rongali Bihu or Bohag Bihu, Bhugali (Magh Bihu) and Kangali (Kati Bihu) for
marking the distinctive phase in the farming calendar.
ii. People celebrate this festival by performing traditional Bihu dance in the form of husori which is one of the
kinds of Bihu dance form in which a group of Bihu dancers visited households to perform the dance to seek
blessings from the elder.
iii. This festival is observed at almost the same time as Baisakhi in Punjab, PoilaBaisakh in
Bengal, Puthandu in Tamil Nadu and Vishu in Kerala this year.
Guwahati Railway station becomes the first to get ISO certification in India
The Guwahati Railway Station has become the first ever railway station in the Indian Railways to get an ISO
(International Organisation for Standardisation) certification from the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
Key points
i. It has been given this certificate for providing passenger amenities in a clean and green environment.
ii. ISO certification received by Guwahati Railway Station is ISO-14001, which is for Environment Management
System as per international norms which were upgraded in 2015.
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iii. The 3rd (Naga Hills) Battalion is based at Kohima in Nagaland where it had fought bravely with Japanese
forces in World War-II.
iv. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is one of the youngest armed forces under Ministry of Defence. Currently ICG
have 142 ships and 62 aircraft.
Assam govt hikes parental income limit under fee wavier to Rs 2 Lakhs
Assam govt has increased the parent’s annual income limit of students eligible for fee wavier scheme up to post
graduation level from Rs 1 Lakh to Rs 2 Lakh. This was announced by Assam education minister Siddhartha
Bhattacharya.
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This scheme does not cover private colleges and universities in Assam. Children of parents working in state and
central government are not eligible for this.
Assam Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary launched State Transport Corporation's Chalo app
On June 14, 2019, Assam Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary launched the State Transport
Corporation's Chalo app for Guwahati. It will help the travellers to know about the live arrival time of their bus.
Key Points:
i. He also launched a transport map for the State Transport bus network in Guwahati developed by Chalo.
ii. Assam became the first state in India to have a state-wide smart transport solution and common mobility
card for its commuters.
iii. Free travel was announced for Divyangs, freedom fighters and meritorious students of the state in State
Transport buses.
iv. The Chalo app is developed by the Zophop Technologies Pvt Ltd, a technology-driven transport solutions
company.
AGCL, OIL, GGL sign agreement for setting up of the new company for City Gas Distribution (CGD)
network in Assam
On July 12,2019 Assam Gas Company Limited (AGCL), Oil India Limited (OIL) and GAIL Gas Limited
(GGL)signed an agreement for setting up of a new company for implementation of the City Gas Distribution
(CGD) network in five districts namely Kamrup, Kamrup, Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj of Assam.
Key points:
i. The joint venture is the result of the extension of the National Gas Grid Pipeline (Urja Ganga Project) which
was initially planned for an extension from Jagadishpur in Western Uttar Pradesh, to Haldia in West Bengal,
was consented to be extended to Guwahati in Assam by the Government of India
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ii. In the 5 districts, about 4.16 lakh households will be connected with the Piped Natural Gas (PNG) and 72
CNG(Compressed natural gas) stations will be set up.
iii. Industrial sector, power generation sector, automotive CNG sector, and households sector will be benefited
by the supply of natural gas grid and it will create employment opportunities throughout Assam and other
parts of the northeast.
iv. The three entities formed a consortium and bid for laying and operating the City Gas Distribution Networks
in two geographical areas (GA) in Assam. GA-2 consists of Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj districts and GA-3
consists of Kamrup and Kamrup (Metro) districts.
v. In Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj districts, 95,000 households will be connected with the PNG and 21 CNG
stations will be at a cost of approximately Rs 500 crore.
vi. In Kamrup and Kamrup (Metro) districts, about 3,21,000 households will be connected with the PNG and 51
CNG stations will be set up at a cost of approximately Rs 1,200 crore.
vii.Managing Director, AGCL., Aditya Kumar Sharma; Executive Director (Business Development), Oil India
Limited, S. K. Singh; CEO, GAIL, Gas Ltd., A. K. Jana signed the Joint Venture Agreement in the presence of
Industries & Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patwary, Media Adviser to Chief Minister,
HrishikeshGoswami.
Assam’s rare variety tea from Dikom Tea Estate makes records for being sold at Rs.75,000 per kg
A rare tea variety of eastern Assam’s Dikom Tea Estate named “Golden Butterfly tea” created a record of being
sold at Rs.75,000 per kg at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC), Assam.
Key points
i. This golden butterfly tea surpassed previous record of sale of “Maijan Golden Tips” tea just by Rs.4,499. The
Maijan Golden Tips was sold at Rs.70,501 per kg.
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ii. The tea is actually handcrafted and is made from tender tea leaves and buds which are available only around
June-July, thus raising its demand. It is judged by its aroma, taste, and colour and this tea is characterised by
extremely mellow and sweet caramel flavour
iii. The Dikom Tea Estate is situated near Eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh town.
Assam launches of 3 public welfare schemes called ‘AponarAponGhar’, ‘Abhinandan’ & ‘Free Drugs
Scheme for 651 Tea Garden Hospitals’
On September 24, 2019, The Assam state Government has launched twin schemes for the public welfare
called ‘AponarAponGhar Scheme’(a home loan subsidy scheme), ‘Abhinandan’ (an Education Loan Subsidy
scheme), and Free Drugs Scheme for 651 Tea Garden Hospitals.Key points:
i. AponarAponGhar: It is an upgraded version of the previous ApunGhar home loan subsidy scheme, which
will provide a subsidy of up to Rs 2.5 lakh on home loans up to Rs 40 lakh to all citizens of the state.
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Amit Shah chairs 68th Plenary session of the North Eastern Council 2019 in Guwahati, Assam
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 2-day (8th & 9th September , 2019) event of 68th Plenary session
of the North Eastern Council 2019 (NEC, a nodal agency for the economic and social development of the
North East which consists of 8 states of the region) at the Assam Administrative Staff College in Guwahati,
Assam.
Key points:
i. Governors and Chief Ministers of 8 northeastern states (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura,
Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Sikkim) participated in the event.
ii. Shah reviewed the ongoing development projects in the Northeast. He stressed on preparing a roadmap to
enhance the rich culture and heritage of the North East region. He also affirmed that the central government
will not touch Article 371 which grants special provisions to the North East.
Apart from this, he reviewed the development of the northeastern states.
iii. Minister of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Dr.Jitendra Singh attended the event, where he
stated that NEC has been given its highest budgetary outlay of 1476 crore rupees for the year 2019-20 aimed at
the development of North East.
iv. The second day of the Plenary meet will witness presentations by various Chief Secretaries of the NEC
member states. Secretaries of 13 Central ministries will also discuss interventions by their respective
Ministries in development works of the region.
v. This North East visit of Shah is considered very important as after the final list of National Citizenship
Register (NRC) was published in Assam on August 2019, in which 19 lakh people lost their names.
About NEC
It is set up under North Eastern Council Act, 1972.
Composition: It is chaired by Union Home Minister. Minister of Development of North East Region (DoNER) is
its Vice-Chairman. Governors and Chief Ministers of all the 8 North Eastern States are its members.
About Assam:
Capital: Dispur
Chief Minister: SarbanandaSonowal
Governor: JagdishMukhi
National Parks: Dibru-Saikhowa National Park ,Kaziranga National Park ,Manas National Park Assam , Nameri
National Park .
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Assam govt announces ”no govt jobs for those with more than two kids starting from 2021”&“a New
Land Policy
On October 22, 2019, the govt. of Assam has announced two new policies in its state regarding govt jobs and on
land. They are as follows:
• Govt job policy: 2 years after adopting “Population and Women Empowerment Policy of Assam” the
state govt. has announced that no person will be considered for govt job if he/she has more than 2
children. This policy will become effective from January 1, 2021.
• Land policy: Under the new land policy, a landless indigenous person would become eligible to hold 3
bighas of land (43,200 square feet) for farming and half a bigha(14,400 square feet) for house
construction. These lands can be sold only after 15 years of use.
• Other decision made: The cabinet has also made a decision to increase bus fares by 25% and also to
provide Rs 300 per month from the previous amount of Rs 250 under Indira Miri Universal Widow
Pension (IMUWP). The scheme also entails a one-time grant of Rs. 25,000 for women who became
widows on or after April 1, 2019.
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setting up of six plastic parks in Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu with 50%
funding by centre & another 50% funded by State Government beneficiary industries and by a loan from
financial institutions. The plastic park at Tamot Village in Madhya Pradesh is now active.
Key Points:
i.Goal:The central government has set a target to eliminate all single-use plastic in the country by 2022.For
which, a three-phase campaign Swachhta Hi Sewa was launched from September 11, 2019 – October 27,2019
to collect and safe disposal of littered plastic.
ii.Infrastructure: The 6 parks will have modern age infrastructure and enabling common facilities through
cluster development approach to consolidate and synergize the capacities of the domestic downstream plastic
processing industry.
iii. Guidelines: The environment Ministry has provided Standard Guidelines to all Ministries & States on
Single-use plastics implementation.
iv.Till now 13,829 tonnes of plastic waste was collected and sent for recycling process and about 1.23 lakh
community awareness programmes were undertaken all over India.
About Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers:
Headquarters- New Delhi
Assam govt launched Sishu Suraksha app for child right protection
On November 14, 2019, the Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam State Commission for the
Protection of Child Rights (ASCPCR) launched a mobile application ‘Sishu Suraksha’ on the occasion of
Children’s day. The app is the first of its kind in the northeast region of India to register complaints of child
abuse and violation of child rights online.
Key Points:
i.The app which is available in android and iOS (i-operating system) can be used to lodge complaints about
child rights violation.
Assam govt approved 1 tola gold to brides free of cost under Arundhati gold scheme
On November 20, 2019, the Assam cabinet has given its approval to the Arundhati scheme to provide Rs
30,000 for 1 tola of gold (11.66 grams) at free of cost to brides belonging to economically weaker sections of
the society with less than Rs 5 lakh annual income. The scheme can be availed by registering the marriages
under Special Marriage (Assam) Rules, 1954 and will reach the beneficiaries at the time of marriage.
Key Points:
i.Scheme benefits: By the launch of this scheme, it is expected to reduce child marriages in the state, as the
Minimum age to avail this benefit is 18 years for women and 21 years for male. The Prohibition of Child
Marriage Act, prevents/prohibits a girl in India getting married before 18 years of age, whereas for a boy it is
21 years of age.
ii.The figure of providing Rs 30,000 for 1 tola of gold has been arrived at after taking its average price for the
entire year and it will be revised during the presentation of every budget.
About Arundhati scheme:
Scheme launch- January 1, 2020.
Allocation- Govt has allocated Rs 300 crores for implementing the Arundhati scheme and will spend Rs 800
crore per year.
Registration period- 1 month before from the date of Marriage.
Avail of benefit- The benefit can be availed within one year from the date of marriage. Minimum age to avail
this benefit is 18 years for women and 21 years for male and should have completed matriculation (Class 10
pass).
Mongla & Chattogram declared as Ports of Call under “Coastal Shipping Agreement” between India &
Bangladesh
On December 5, 2019 the Ministry of Shipping (MoS) announced that Mongla and Chattogram (Both in
Bangladesh) have been declared as Ports of Call under “Coastal Shipping Agreement” between India &
Bangladesh. A MoU (Memorandum of Understanding), agreement and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on
the use of Chattogram Port & Mongla Ports for goods movement between India and Bangladesh has been signed
between both the nations.
• The Ports of Call in India are Kolkata (West Bengal), Haldia (West Bengal), Pandu, Karimganj
(Assam), Silghat (Assam), Dhubri (Assam). Similarly, in Bangladesh, the Ports of Call are
Narayanganj, Khulna, Mongla, Sirajganj, Ashuganj, and Pangaon. A Port of call is an intermediate
stop for a ship on its scheduled journey for cargo operation.
Key Points:
i.The Port of Mongla is declared as Port of Call under PIWT&T (Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade )
and Chattogram port is not part of PIWT&T.
ii.Under the PIWT&T between India and Bangladesh, there are 6 existing Ports of Call in the two countries on
Indo-Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) route.
iii.Chattogram is the other name of Chittagong port in Bangladesh.
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Sports ministry launched logo, jersey & mascots of 3rd Khelo India Youth Games 2020 in Guwahati,
Assam
On November 30, 2019 The union sports minister Shri Kiren Rijiju launched the logo, players jersey, mascots
and theme song of the 3rd edition of the Khelo India Youth Games(KIYG) at Karmabir Nabin Chandra
Bordoloi Indoor Stadium in Guwahati, Assam. The games are scheduled to be held from January 10-22, 2020.
Over 10,000 students will be participating in a total of 451 medal events.
AOA to launch ‘Grassroot Olympic – Mission Talent Hunt’ to groom talent:
• On November 18, 2019 the Assam Chief Minister(CM) Shri Sarbananda Sonowal announced that the
Assam Olympic Association (AOA) would launch a programme called ‘Grassroot Olympic –
Mission Talent Hunt‘ to identify the sports talent in the state and groom them. It is also to be noted
that Sonowal is also the president of the association.
• Regarding this, a committee under the chairmanship of Vice Chairman of the Association and
Minister of State for Health Pijush Hazarika was also formed during the meeting.
• The AOA will organize sports events in 5 categories covering players from 10 to 60 years of age in
the state.
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