Himanta Biswa Sarma govt in Assam holds 100 cabinet conferences in 28 months

The Himanta Biswa Sarma authorities in Assam right now held the one hundredth cabinet assembly, marking a major milestone in governance. The state authorities has held 100 cabinet conferences in simply 2 years and 4 months, for the reason that authorities got here to energy in May 2021.

Elaborating on how it is a huge leap within the variety of cabinet conferences by the state authorities, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned that compared, within the final 20 years earlier than his authorities took oath, a complete of 264 cabinet conferences had taken place. Against that, 100 conferences have taken place in simply 28 months.

The one hundredth assembly of the Assam Cabinet is underway in Guwahati #AssamCabinetAt100 pic.twitter.com/FAIVZJl8zZ

— Chief Minister Assam (@CMOfficeAssam) August 25, 2023

Addressing a press convention after the over 5-hour assembly in Guwahati, Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned that 1238 choices have been made within the final 99 conferences, and out of them, 1217 choices have been carried out both absolutely or partially. That means the government has been in a position to implement 98% of the choices taken by the Assam cabinet.

The authorities has additionally revealed a booklet detailing the choices taken within the cabinet conferences and their implementation particulars within the final 2 years and 4 months. As per the document, the state cabinet has taken 119 choices for the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, 109 choices for the Education Department, 67 choices for the Housing and Urban Affairs Department, 57 choices for the Industries and Commerce Department, 50 choices for Power division, 37 choices for PWD (B & NH) division.

Similarly, 35 choices for the Transport Department, 31 choices for the Sports and Youth Welfare Department, 27 every for PWD (R) and ARTPPG departments, 22 choices for the Agriculture and Horticulture Department, 21 choices for the CM secretariat division, 19 choices for Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes Department, 16 choices every of Tourism and Water Resources departments have been taken by the cabinet.

Apart from this, the cabinet has additionally taken choices on  Act East Policy, Soil Conservation and Indigenous and Tribal Faith and Culture departments, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary division, Bodoland Welfare and Implementation of Assam Accord departments, of Women and Child Development and Information and PR departments, Science and Technology and Information Technology departments, Cooperation and Border Protection and Development departments, and Public Health Engineering and Irrigation departments.

It is notable that after taking cost of the BJP-led authorities in May 2021, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma had introduced that his cabinet would sit each week on Wednesdays. This was determined within the first cabinet assembly held on 11 May 2021. The govt has been largely been in a position to keep this schedule. However, not all conferences had been held on Wednesdays because of varied points and there have been no conferences in some weeks.

The state govt had additionally determined that out of 4 conferences in a month, one shall be held in a city outdoors Guwahati. Accordingly, a number of conferences have been held at district headquarters and different cities. Several conference halls even have been constructed at a number of locations for this goal.

One cabinet assembly earlier this 12 months was held on the British-era Polo Gymkhana Club in Panery Tea Estate in Udalguri district.

In December final 12 months, a cabinet assembly was held on the Gandhi Mandap in Guwahati, a monument devoted to MK Gandhi situated on a hilltop inside the town. In one other first, the ministers sat on the ground throughout this assembly.

Some of the conferences of the Assam cabinet had been additionally held in Delhi when the CM and a major variety of different cabinet ministers had been within the nationwide capital for varied causes. In these conferences, those that weren’t in Delhi attended the conferences by video conferencing. The 98th cabinet assembly on ninth August was additionally held in Delhi.

Apart from his cabinet sitting 100 occasions in 28 months, the workplace of CM Himanta Biswa Sarma stays open 24 hours a day. The CMO workers has been break up into 3 shifts of 8 hours every, and the workplace stays open 24 hours a day. The CM visits varied locations outdoors Guwahati virtually every single day, returns to Guwahati within the night and attends workplace. He usually goes on a tour of the capital metropolis effectively after midnight, typically inspecting building works.

In the press convention, CM Sarma mentioned that the one hundredth cabinet assembly was additionally the longest, from 11 AM to 4 PM, which was minimize quick by an hour as media had already assembled for the press convention. He briefly detailed the most important choices taken in right now’s assembly.

He mentioned that Assam govt has determined to introduce a semiconductor coverage for Assam, underneath which a manufacturing linked incentive scheme to arrange semiconductor manufacturing crops within the state.

In the one hundredth cabinet assembly we have now taken an vital resolution to introduce a semi conductor coverage for Assam – a manufacturing linked incentive scheme to fabricate semi conductors within the State: HCM Dr @himantabiswa #AssamCabinetAt100

— Chief Minister Assam (@CMOfficeAssam) August 25, 2023

In a serious administrative reform, the cabinet determined to introduce new Rules for Executive Business to control administration within the State. Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned that the prevailing guidelines had been made through the British raj, and so they wanted main reforms as solely minor modifications had been made to them.

In one other main resolution, the state cabinet determined to kind 4 new districts, which had been merged with different districts forward of the delamination train by the Election Commission. As the EC has accomplished the train and revealed the ultimate listing of meeting and parliamentary constituencies, the 4 abolished districts have been fashioned towards, nonetheless with modifications of their geographical areas as per the newly fashioned meeting constituencies.