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Assam budget Has Special Allocation For Crackdown On Child Marriage
The Assam government has made special budgetary allocation to battle child marriage in the state in the state budget tabled today. Assam Finance minister Ajanta Neogi's budget has allocated Rs 200 crore for special measures to stop child marriages.
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Assam Government To Provide Rs 1,000 Every Month To Tea Workers: Minister
Two days before the first phase of Assembly elections in Assam, state Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the government will transfer Rs 1,000 every month in the bank accounts of tea workers.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma's Family Income Up By Over Rs 10 Crore In Five Years
NEDA convenor and Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has only Rs 25,000 in cash, bank term deposits of over Rs 50 lakh, and no bonds, shares or insurance policies.
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After Taiwan Photos, Congress Uses Jharkhand Video To Show Assam Shooting
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday labelled the state Congress unit a "fake news factory" for using a video of a mock drill in Jharkhand as police brutality during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019.
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No Alliance With Bodoland People's Front For Assam Polls: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday made it clear that the ruling BJP will not have any alliance with its existing ally Bodoland People's Front (BPF) in the upcoming Assembly polls in the state.
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Haven't Reached Finality As Far As Assam NRC Is Concerned: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Though the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) has been completed, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the state government has approached the Supreme Court for a re-verification of the Assam NRC published online in August 2019, claiming that the figures have not reached its 'finality', once again pricking...
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BJP Promises Micro Finance Loan Waiver For Women Ahead Of Assam Polls
Assam Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced that the state government will waive off the loans borrowed by women from micro-finance institutions (MFI). The announcement by Mr Sarma comes just ahead of the assembly elections due in March-April this year.
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Assam Launches Direct Transfer Financial Scheme For Poor Households
Ahead of the assembly election in Assam next year, the BJP government today launched its flagship scheme named 'Orunodoi' that would cost Rs 2,800 crore. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched the scheme along with Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The scheme will benefit 20 lakh families, government sources said.
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"Will Put Congress MLA In Jail If Voted To Power": Assam Finance Minister
Even as the controversy over an Assam Congress MLA's proposal for a museum for people in Char-Charporis (island) areas in the state refuses to ebb, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said that once voted back to power, the MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed, who gave the proposal, will be put behind bars.
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Assam Law Soon To End Doorstep Harassment By Microfinance Lenders
The Assam government is all set to bring in a law that will prevent agents of microfinance firms to show up at the homes of borrowers to recover loans, Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday.
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Bodo Accord Implementation Being Fast-Tracked: Assam Minister
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the state has expedited the process of implementing the Third Bodo Accord signed in January this year. The process for two major decisions in the agreement - renaming of the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts and demarcation of its boundaries - have already begun, Mr Sarma told reporters.
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Assam's Breathers For Tea Industry To Tackle Post-Covid Finance Crunch
In a bid to encourage Assam's tea industry towards producing more export-quality orthodox tea, Assam Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had on Friday announced to add more subsidies for those choosing orthodox over CTC teas, along with the ones the Tea Board of India, Assam provides.
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Take Legal Advice On Home Ministry Report On Assam Accord: Centre To State
The centre will ask the Assam government to engage legal and constitutional experts to examine the provisions of a report submitted by a Home Ministry panel on implementation of the Assam Accord's Clause 6. The decision was taken after a meeting on Sunday between Home minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal at Mr Shah's house...
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Assam Economy To Be Revived By December Quarter: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Sarma further added that the state government will come out with a special compensation package to assist those affected by the COVID-19 induced lockdown by the end of this year.
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Assam Facing Financial Stress, To Withdraw Freebies To COVID-19 Patients: Minister
Assam Finance and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced that the state is facing financial stress due to the huge expenditure in handling the COVID-19 pandemic and will withdraw a host of freebies given to its patients.
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Assam budget Has Special Allocation For Crackdown On Child Marriage
The Assam government has made special budgetary allocation to battle child marriage in the state in the state budget tabled today. Assam Finance minister Ajanta Neogi's budget has allocated Rs 200 crore for special measures to stop child marriages.
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Assam Government To Provide Rs 1,000 Every Month To Tea Workers: Minister
Two days before the first phase of Assembly elections in Assam, state Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the government will transfer Rs 1,000 every month in the bank accounts of tea workers.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma's Family Income Up By Over Rs 10 Crore In Five Years
NEDA convenor and Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has only Rs 25,000 in cash, bank term deposits of over Rs 50 lakh, and no bonds, shares or insurance policies.
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After Taiwan Photos, Congress Uses Jharkhand Video To Show Assam Shooting
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday labelled the state Congress unit a "fake news factory" for using a video of a mock drill in Jharkhand as police brutality during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019.
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No Alliance With Bodoland People's Front For Assam Polls: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday made it clear that the ruling BJP will not have any alliance with its existing ally Bodoland People's Front (BPF) in the upcoming Assembly polls in the state.
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Haven't Reached Finality As Far As Assam NRC Is Concerned: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Though the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) has been completed, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the state government has approached the Supreme Court for a re-verification of the Assam NRC published online in August 2019, claiming that the figures have not reached its 'finality', once again pricking...
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BJP Promises Micro Finance Loan Waiver For Women Ahead Of Assam Polls
Assam Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced that the state government will waive off the loans borrowed by women from micro-finance institutions (MFI). The announcement by Mr Sarma comes just ahead of the assembly elections due in March-April this year.
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Assam Launches Direct Transfer Financial Scheme For Poor Households
Ahead of the assembly election in Assam next year, the BJP government today launched its flagship scheme named 'Orunodoi' that would cost Rs 2,800 crore. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched the scheme along with Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The scheme will benefit 20 lakh families, government sources said.
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"Will Put Congress MLA In Jail If Voted To Power": Assam Finance Minister
Even as the controversy over an Assam Congress MLA's proposal for a museum for people in Char-Charporis (island) areas in the state refuses to ebb, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said that once voted back to power, the MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed, who gave the proposal, will be put behind bars.
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Assam Law Soon To End Doorstep Harassment By Microfinance Lenders
The Assam government is all set to bring in a law that will prevent agents of microfinance firms to show up at the homes of borrowers to recover loans, Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday.
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Bodo Accord Implementation Being Fast-Tracked: Assam Minister
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the state has expedited the process of implementing the Third Bodo Accord signed in January this year. The process for two major decisions in the agreement - renaming of the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts and demarcation of its boundaries - have already begun, Mr Sarma told reporters.
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Assam's Breathers For Tea Industry To Tackle Post-Covid Finance Crunch
In a bid to encourage Assam's tea industry towards producing more export-quality orthodox tea, Assam Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had on Friday announced to add more subsidies for those choosing orthodox over CTC teas, along with the ones the Tea Board of India, Assam provides.
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Take Legal Advice On Home Ministry Report On Assam Accord: Centre To State
The centre will ask the Assam government to engage legal and constitutional experts to examine the provisions of a report submitted by a Home Ministry panel on implementation of the Assam Accord's Clause 6. The decision was taken after a meeting on Sunday between Home minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal at Mr Shah's house...
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Assam Economy To Be Revived By December Quarter: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Sarma further added that the state government will come out with a special compensation package to assist those affected by the COVID-19 induced lockdown by the end of this year.
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Assam Facing Financial Stress, To Withdraw Freebies To COVID-19 Patients: Minister
Assam Finance and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced that the state is facing financial stress due to the huge expenditure in handling the COVID-19 pandemic and will withdraw a host of freebies given to its patients.
