‘MoU will help in transforming districts into fulcrum of administration and governance’

GUWAHATI: To expedite realisation of the growth vision of Assam, the state government signed an MoU with policy think tank Pahle India Foundation to study new areas in the district's development, including the existing gap and estimation of gross domestic product, at a programme held at Janata Bhawan on Wednesday. Additional Chief Secretary, Transformation and Development Department, Asish Bhutani, on behalf of the Government of Assam, and Executive Director, Pahle India Foundation, Ravi Pokharna, signed the understanding.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that with the help of the understanding with the Pahle India Foundation, the district administration across the state will find more avenues for identifying new areas of revenue at the district level, which can improve the GDP of the state. The CM said, "In our vision for economic growth, our government has taken the initiative for district-led economic development." Therefore, this MoU will help in promoting the district as the fulcrum of administration and centre of growth for the state.

The Chief Minister said that Assam is today one of the fastest-growing states. The state's Gross Domestic Product is rising, which is a reflection of the economic and financial growth of the state. The CM said that to realise the potential of all the sectors of the state’s economy, his government has put emphasis on transforming the districts into the fulcrum of administrative and economic activities. In the proposed setup, unlike the traditional and conventional ways of functioning, the DCs will focus on improving the GDP of their respective districts. Moreover, the DCs will also concentrate on GST generation, raising per capita income, power consumption, industrial activity, agricultural diversification, the creation of an industrial land bank, etc.

In view of this, the partnership that the state government has forged with the Pahle India Foundation is going to have a far-reaching impact. This will provide an opportunity to overhaul the state’s economic potential and analyse the steps taken for holistic development. It will guide the districts in mitigating the data gap in all three sectors, i.e., primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors of the economy, for the compilation of District Domestic Product and Gross State Domestic Product. The MoU will also guide the districts in the estimation of Gross Fixed Capital Formation and Private Final Consumption Expenditure for the state. Thanking the Pahle India Foundation for the partnership with the State government, Dr. Sarma said that the collaboration would help in shaping a new model for Assam’s economic progress. It will also boost the development of the state in a planned manner to fulfil the vision of Atmanirbhar Assam. Chief Secretary Paban Kumar Borthakur, Chairman Pahle India Foundation Dr. Rajiv Kumar, and others were present on the occasion stated a press release.

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