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Achievements
of Sri Tarun Gogoi led Congress Government in Assam
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2001-2004
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Resurgent Assam…
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Decentralization
of power to villagers through three-tier Panchayati Raj system.
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Devolution
of power to urban local bodies after conducting long-pending elections
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Employment
opportunities created for 6 lakh people through over 66,000 self-help
groups in the past 2½ years
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Distribution
of 100,000 Kisan Credit Cards in 2½ years
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Construction
of 2,032 km PWD roads and 261 bridges in 2½ years
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Laying
of 1,394 km village roads in 2½ years
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Distribution
of 3,396 power tillers and 872 tractors among farmers in 2½ years
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Distribution
of seeds worth Rs 10 crore to flood-affected farmers
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Implementation
of regular Mid-day Meal scheme in schools; 52,000 metric ton rice distributed
till date
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Construction
of 35 rural godowns and 27 village markets
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2,81,369
beneficiaries under Antodaya Scheme and 26,052 beneficiaries under Annapurna
Scheme
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Regularization
of 1,707 posts of Panchayat secretary and hike in salary structure from
Rs 3,850 onwards
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Healthcare
package for 2.32 lakh people over 65 years of age at Rs 700 per head
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Facilitating
employment of 7.10 weavers under various handloom development schemes
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New
houses for 1,03,012 BPL families under Indira Awas Yojana and repair
of houses of another 37,561 families
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Hike
in salary of Gaonburhas from Rs 600 to Rs 1,000
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Distribution
of cooking gas to 1 lakh BPL women
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197
piped drinking water supply schemes for rural areas besides setting
up of 20,000 hand pumps
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Implementation
of Rajiv Gandhi computer literacy programme for 200 higher secondary
schools at a cost of Rs 10 crore
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Introduction
of Buniyaad scheme for 101 deficit colleges at Rs 10 lakh per college
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Community
Information Centre set up in each of 219 development blocks in Assam
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Special
fund of Rs 1.50 crore each provided for Guwahati, Silchar and Dibrugarh
medical college hospitals
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Sanction
of additional Rs 20 crore for development of Assam Medical College at
Dibrugarh
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Special
grant of Rs 1 crore each for Gauhati and Dibrugarh universities
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Rs
1 crore grant for Sainik School at Goalpara
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Launching
of Gyan Jyoti scheme entailing free education tours for 7,500 rural
students in a year
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Kalpataru
scheme launched for rehabilitation of the educated unemployed
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Launching
of Dharma Jyoti scheme for 50 per cent financial assistance to 5,000
pilgrims in a year
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Enhancement
of fee for village defence personnel from Rs 50 to Rs 100
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Release
of 14 per cent DA to government employees and sanction of hill allowance
in 2½ years
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Enhancement
of monthly pension for freedom fighters from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000
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Assam's
maiden selection as hosts for National Games 2005; preparation on for
construction of a sophisticated sports complex and other facilities
for Rs 152 crore
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Revival
of a near-dead ASTC; 280 buses owned by the Corporation and another
1,300 private buses under ASTC operation plying on the roads compared
to only 70 buses during the previous government
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Introduction
of state-of-the-art low-floor buses under Rhino City Service low-floor
in Guwahati
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Revitalization
of 144 primary health centers, 85 community health centers and 11 civil
hospitals
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Old
age pension to 2,97,640 people
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Rs
10,000 each granted to 23,268 women for family welfare
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Release
of Rs 1.50 crore for development of 10 dilapidated district libraries
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Implementation
of 217 flood control schemes at a cost of Rs 5.25 crore
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Construction
of 116 school buildings in areas dominated by scheduled tribes and schedule
castes
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Distribution
of looms to 81,983 ST and SC women
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Financial
aid by Assam Plains Tribes Development Corporation for 5,813 beneficiaries
to buy tractors, mini trucks and autorickshaws
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Education
made accessible to attract all boys and girls to schools; quality textbooks
being provided timely to students free of cost
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Sanctioning
of Rs 5 lakh each for government high and higher secondary schools
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Per capita income in 1999-2000
was Rs 10,080.00
Per capita income in 2000-2001 was Rs 10,718.00 Per capita income in 2001-2002 was Rs 11,034.00 Per capita income in 2002-2003 was Rs 10,750.00 (According to NSDP, rate of increase compared to 1999 is 16.66 per cent) |