New Year Announcements

* Rice will be made available at Rs 2/- per kg instead of present rate of Rs 3/- under NFSA. State government will bear the cost of Rs 1/- per kg

* Three new schemes for the tea garden workers to be launched

* Chief Minister's Bagan Ghar Scheme whereby every tea garden worker family   will be provided land and fincial assistance for construction of dwelling houses.

* The Chief Minister's Bagan Jal  scheme for providing drinking water for the workers of tea gardens

* Chief Minister's Bagan Bus Scheme to provide public bus service facilities for garden workers.

*    Wage of tea workers under ATC gardens is considered for enhancement to Rs 177 per day from 1st February 2016.

*    New pension scheme for the Anganwadi workers & Helpers, ASHA workers , Home Guards and  gaonburas

*    Free medicines  to BPL  patients in addition to existing 176 free medicines

*    A women market  will be set up for the benefit of women entrepreneur for both individuals and SHGs with all modern facilities

*    Crèche  at  Secretariat and every district and Sub divisiol HQ

*    Old age pension be extended to include all BPL citizen above 60 year of age

*    Uniform to School going BPL students up to class X

*    All colleges will be covered by Wi-fi internet connectivity

"    Reorganization of Development Blocks with a criteria to have at least two blocks per LA constituency

*    75,000 new posts including 18000 in Panchayat and Rural Development

*    Development Councils for Kalitas and Brahmins of Assam

*    Development Council for Jolha.

*     Setting up of Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev Sahitya- Sanskriti Unyan Parishad

*    New Civil Subdivisions in Bihpuriya-rayanpur, harkatiya, Ramkrish gar, Howraghat, Diyungbra, Dakhin Kamrup, Mukalmua, Kalgachia, Moran, Patharkandi, Katigorah, Merapani, Tihu, Sarukhetri and Sorbhog.

*    10% reservation for 5 years over-age candidates in Government jobs.

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