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Assam's electorate registers 11% jump to 24.3 mn from 21.8 mn in 2019

Assam's electorate has risen to 24.3 mn which is a jump of 11 per cent from 21.8 mn in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls

Congress expels Golaghat district chief after his meeting with CM Himanta

The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has expelled Golaghat District Congress Committee from his position following a meeting with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Budget: Incentive for girl students to eliminate under age marriage

'Apart from punitive and regulatory measures, we need to empower girl child to decide about when to marry,' the finance minister said

Over 159,000 declared as 'foreigners' in Assam so far, says CM Himanta

More than 1.59 lakh people have been declared as 'foreigners' in Assam so far, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. He said that another 96,000 have been marked as 'Doubtful' (D) voters. Sarma, who also holds the Home portfolio, said 100 Foreigners' Tribunals (FTs), which deal with the citizenship issue of D-voters in the state, are currently functional in the state. He was responding to a question by opposition AIUDF legislator Aminul Islam in the assembly. The chief minister said that 1,59,353 people have been declared as foreigners by these tribunals till December 31, 2023. The FTs have disposed of 3,37,186 cases till the end of last year and 96,149 cases are pending before various FTs, he added. In reply to another question from Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed, Sarma said as per data, there are 96,987 D-voters in the state as of date. He said a total of 41,275 D-voters are yet to receive FT notice as it is served after following due procedure and it takes time t

Assam first state to deliver over 10 mn Ayushman cards: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam has become the first state in the country to deliver more than one crore Ayushman cards, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday. The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) scheme provides health cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year. "Assam achieves a new milestone. Assam has taken sustained efforts to realise Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji's goal of Universal Health Coverage," Sarma wrote on X. "We have become the 1st State to deliver more than one crore Ayushman cards to our people through efforts such as 'Viksit Bharat Yatra' and 'Ayushman Apke Dwar Abhiyan'," he added.

Assam CM Sarma conducts preparatory meeting ahead of state budget

Assam Finance Minister Ajanta Neog, and senior government officials were present in the meeting

Assam govt to file FIR against schools over irregularities in mid-day meals

The issue was raised by AIUDF MLA Rafiqul Islam when BJP legislator Dharmeswar Konwar asked a question regarding irregularities in the mid-day meal scheme

BJP will return to power in Assam in 2026 with over 100 seats: Himanta

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday claimed that the BJP-led alliance will win at least 100 out of the state's 126 seats in the 2026 assembly polls, and form the third consecutive NDA government in Assam. Replying to the Motion of Thanks on the Governor's address in the assembly, Sarma said nearly 2.3 lakh indigenous people will be given land rights under 'Mission Basundhara' by his government. "In 2026, we will not get less than 100 seats and form the government. My government's tenure of three years is not a big time, but several landmark decisions have been taken in these three years. It has been the golden period for Assam," he claimed. There was no movement or agitation during this period as people believed in development and progress, he said. During Congress tenure, the number of medical colleges went up from three to six, while it has reached 25 during BJP's rule, Sarma said. "Over 7,000 youth came out of the jungle and joined the mainstream. The number of bridg

Construction growth in Assam created large-scale job opportunities: Sarma

Ongoing construction activities across Assam have created large-scale employment opportunities in the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. He also said that youths, in search of employment, were migrating to other states owing to lack of requisite skills, and taking up low-paying jobs there. The chief minister was speaking at the inauguration of a skill training centre at Gogamukh in Dhemaji district on Wednesday. He stressed on the need for the state's youths to get trained in new-age and modern technical work, so that they can equip themselves for remunerative job opportunities available across the country as well as abroad. The Assam government has joined hands with Larsen and Toubro (L&T) to set up the centre with the objective of enhancing the skills of registered construction workers, aligning trained resources in the construction industry, and connecting trainees with future skills and modern technology. Sarma also appealed to the youths to get themselves trained

State govt has over Rs 1.15 trillion outstanding liabilities: Assam FM

The total outstanding liabilities of the Assam government currently is over Rs 1.15 lakh crore, Finance Minister Ajanta Neog informed the state Assembly on Tuesday, while affirming that the debt to GSDP ratio of the state is within prescribed limits. She also maintained that the government has been repaying debts as per schedule while it has become self-reliant in paying for its salary, pension and loan interest from its own resources. Replying to a question by Independent legislator Akhil Gogoi, Neog said the total outstanding liabilities of the state as on March 31, 2023, is Rs 1,15,751.32 crore. The amount was Rs 82,741.09 crore as on the same day in 2021, she added. She maintained that the debt to GSDP ratio was at 23.47 per cent till 2022-23, which was within the permitted limit of 32 per cent as per the Assam Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act. Claiming robust financial health of the state, Neog said, While the previous governments used loan amounts to pay salar

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Security beefed up in Guwahati ahead of PM Modi's visit on Feb 3-4

Tight security arrangements have been made in Guwahati ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Assam on February 3 and 4

Assam CM should look at his own house, don't be too smart: Digvijaya

Notably, Assam CM Sarma on Sunday took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi saying wherever he (Gandhi) goes, Congress will lose there and he (Rahul Gandhi) is so arrogant

Happy to see formation of NDA govt in Bihar: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed delight on Sunday over the formation of the NDA government in Bihar. He wished the leadership success in steering Bihar towards "new heights of development and prosperity". "Happy to see the formation of NDA government in Bihar. Congratulations to Shri @NitishKumar Ji on assuming the role of Chief Minister, and my heartfelt greetings to Shri @samrat4bjp and Shri @VijayKrSinhaBih as they take the oath as Deputy Chief Ministers," Sarma wrote on X. JD(U) president Nitish Kumar took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for a record ninth time after a dramatic volte-face, ditching the Mahagathbandhan' and the opposition bloc INDIA and forming a new government with the BJP, which he had dumped less than 18 months ago. The 72-year-old leader indicated that he was not feeling happy with the way things were in the Mahagathbandhan' in the state, as well as the INDIA bloc that he helped take shape, but which failed to adequately recognise his efforts. BJP ..

Congress politics has become 'soft Naxalite': Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he was with the Congress for 22 years and the party was never so Left-leaning like what it has become now

Assam CM Sarma will be arrested not Rahul Gandhi, says Sanjay Raut

Further, slamming the ED's action, Sanjay Raut said that this is not the action of the ED but of BJP

Keep filing FIRs, we will continue Nyay Yatra: Cong responds to Assam CM

"If you don't expect this from the most corrupt Chief Minister of the country, then what will you do?" Gogoi added

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Bitter political duel between Rahul Gandhi, Assam CM out in open

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'File as many cases as you can': Rahul Gandhi dares Assam CM Himanta Sarma

'I don't know how Himanta Biswa Sarma got the idea that he can intimidate me by filing cases,' Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said

Rahul dares Assam Police to file more FIRs; says he won't be intimidated

A day after Guwahati Police filed a case against him and other Congress leaders for allegedly provoking crowd, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dared the BJP-ruled state to file "as many cases as they can" but still he will not be intimidated. Addressing his first public meeting on the 7th day of 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' in Barpeta district, the Congress leader slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and termed him the "most corrupt CM" of the country with a series of allegations related to land and areca nut. "I don't know how Himanta Biswa Sarma got the idea that he can intimidate me by filing cases. File as many cases as you can. File 25 more cases, you can't intimidate me. BJP-RSS can't intimidate me", he added. The Guwahati Police on Tuesday suo motu registered an FIR against Gandhi and other leaders for wanton acts of violence in the state capital. "The BJP-RSS wants to wipe out the language, culture, and history of Assam. They want to run Assam from Nagpur, but we will not