Assam Assembly Budget Session 2021-22 Update: Key Highlights & Takeaways
Assam State Finance Minister Ajanta Neog will present the budget on July 16 with the aim of contributing a people-oriented and far-reaching budget to the people of Assam.
Assam Budget Session 2020-21:
The budget session of the Assam Assembly for the year 2021-22 has begun today.
Meanwhile, Assam State Finance Minister Ajanta Neog will present the budget on July 16 with the aim of contributing a people-oriented and far-reaching budget to the people of Assam.
Pro-Poor Assam Budget 2021 will Strengthen COVID-19 Ravaged Economy of Assam: Assam CM
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that this pro-poor Assam Budget 2021 will greatly strengthen the COVID19-ravaged economy of Assam.
Many path-breaking initiatives in the budget will also drive economic revival post-pandemic & help realize Adarniya PM Modi's dream of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Further, the CM said "The #AssamBudget2021 is an embodiment of our promise to fulfill the aspirations of every Assamese. I commend my colleague Smt @AjantaNeog for her unwavering commitment to uplift every section of our society through this budget and boost the double-engine of development.
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- 16 July 2021 12:10 PM GMT
Pro-Poor Assam Budget 2021 will Strengthen COVID-19 Ravaged Economy of Assam: Assam CM
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that this pro-poor Assam Budget 2021 will greatly strengthen the COVID19-ravaged economy of Assam.
Many path-breaking initiatives in the budget will also drive economic revival post-pandemic & help realize Adarniya PM Modi's dream of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Further, the CM said "The #AssamBudget2021 is an embodiment of our promise to fulfill the aspirations of every Assamese. I commend my colleague Smt @AjantaNeog for her unwavering commitment to uplift every section of our society through this budget and boost the double-engine of development.
- 16 July 2021 11:50 AM GMT
Azgarh Wildlife Sanctuary to be declared in Goalpara district
- Azgarh Wildlife Sanctuary to be declared in Goalpara district
- Drones to be deployed to check encroachments in hills
- Geographical area of Orang National Park to be expanded
- 16 July 2021 11:35 AM GMT
Arundhati Gold Scheme Enhanced to ₹ 40,000
Integration of e-Panjeeyan with Arundhati Gold Scheme portal
Scheme enhanced to ₹ 40,000 for each bride
- 16 July 2021 11:33 AM GMT
Aim to Make Guwahati Remain Free from Encroachments
New mechanisms to be adopted to ensure hills in Guwahati remain free from encroachments, including 24x7 drone monitoring to identify and preserve open spaces and hills in the city
- 16 July 2021 11:32 AM GMT
10 police battalions to be set up at 10 locations
- 10 police battalions to be set up at 10 locations in a phased manner
- Assam Cultural Complex to be set up in New Delhi
- Multi-disciplinary sports complexes to be set up in different parts of state in a phased manner
- 16 July 2021 11:32 AM GMT
Assam Cancer Care Foundation to set up in Partnership with Tata Trusts
Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF) set up in partnership with Tata Trusts to establish cancer hospitals at Dibrugarh, Barpeta, Tezpur, Lakhimpur, Mangaldoi, Kokrajhar, Jorhat, Guwahati, Silchar and Diphu by 2022
- 16 July 2021 11:23 AM GMT
Financial support to Sainik School, Goalpara
- Financial package to reputed and over 100-year-old educational institutions
- Financial support to Sainik School, Goalpara
- Rehabilitation package for NDFB cadres
- Adequate budgetary provision for Tai Ahom Museum at Sivasagar
- 16 July 2021 11:21 AM GMT
New Wildlife Safari and Rescue Centres
New Wildlife Safari and Rescue Centres to be set up at Dibrugarh and Silchar
Rs 12 crore earmarked to take over land of Assam Polyester Cooperative Society (APOL) Corporation for setting up alternate industrial activities
- 16 July 2021 11:18 AM GMT
Setting up Agriculture Commission
Budget allocation of Rs 8 crore (2021-22), Rs 22 crore (2022-23) and Rs 20 crore (2023-24) to each of six universities to be set up under Tejasvi Navadhitamastu Edu-Infra Funds (TNEIF).
The universities are:
Majuli University of Culture, Rabindranath Tagore University (Hojai), Bhattadev University (Pathsala), Madhabdev University (Narayanpur), Birangana Sati Sadhini State University (Golaghat) and Aniruddhadev Sports University (Chabua)
Setting up Agriculture Commission to be headed by a scientist of international repute
Commission's mandate:
• Study & suggest measures for achieving self-sufficiency in agriculture, milk, egg & pork production
• Identify constraints and devise a roadmap to achieve targets in five years
• Proposal for big breeding units to produce two lakh breeder piglets annually
₹ 400 crore provided under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana to benefit around 30 lakh farmers
- 16 July 2021 11:14 AM GMT
Five New Medical Colleges to be Set Up in Assam
Five new medical colleges to be set up at Golaghat, Dhemaji, Morigaon, Bongaigaon, Tamulpur
Estimated cost for each medical college: Rs 16 crore. On the other hand, a State University to be set up in Karbi Anglong district
There is a possibility to upgrade the present Diphu Government College into the State University