Assam Budget 2020-21: Key points from FM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s budget speech
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Gauhati: Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday tabled the annual budget at 2 pm in the state assembly amid reports of budget allegedly being leaked online, which was later denied by parliamentary affairs minister Chandramohan Patowary.
The Budget, however, is expected to be a boon for 30 to 40 lakh families as it includes schemes that are expected to take the State towards progress and development.
Assam Budget 2020-21: Key points from FM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s budget speech
Olympic based sports-tournaments to be held at Panchayat, Block, District and State levels.
Hima Das has been offered the position of Deputy Superintendent of Police.
New legislation has come to affect as teaching of Assamese has been made compulsory in all English & other medium schools up to Class X.
New tax proposals not present in the budget speech.
Rs 1500 and Rs 2000 textbook assistance provided to students at the graduate and postgraduate levels.
Rs 1000 to be provided to 1 lakh students for textbooks.
Police constable to be provided with Rs 2000 monthly for ration.
Labourers to get free health check-ups on an annual basis.
Forest guards in Kaziranga National Park to get salary hikes.
Indigenous Muslims to have their own development board.
Mandatory knowledge for applying for various state government jobs.
Bodo Kachari development council for the people of the community living outside BTAD.
200 new schools to be set up by state govt. to compete with private schools.
Free bus service (Pink bus) in Guwahati for women and senior citizens.
Rs 1,000 to be provided in college and university to help pay their hostel dues.
20,000 girl toppers in HS exam to get a scooter each.
Rs 18,000 to be provided to a pregnant woman in tea gardens to take care of her personal health.
Rs 50,000 gratuity for every tea estate worker on the day of retirement.
FM said from 54 lakh internet subscriptions in 2015, today the subscription has risen to 1.15 crore in Assam.
The subsidy will be offered on electricity tariff to every other consumer of state.
BPL families along with tea garden workers will get free electricity.
Himanta to announce 18 Flagship Schemes whose implementation will be the topmost priority of the government throughout the year.
Rural youth self-help groups to be created and each member will get Rs 50,000 as seed money and to automatically get all government contracts in rural areas.
Tea garden workers to get free sugar
51.39 lakh households to get free rice
Free rice under Anna Yojana
We have increased total expenditure by nearly Rs 30,000 crore over the last three years which has a multiplier effect on the economy: Sarma
335 bridges have been converted to RCC and 220 new bridges built during the last four years: Himanta.
Govt has connected 69.66 lakh households in Assam with electricity
25000 villages in Assam have been electrified
Assam has achieved 100% household electrification: Sarma
“Assam’s GDP is currently stable.
The GDP growth rate of Assam for 2019-20 is 12.38 per cent.”