With the induction of two new ministers Nandita Garlosa and Jayanta Malla Baruah Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday expanded his council of ministry increasing the number of ministers to 16.Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi .
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In March last, BPCL had sold its entire 61.5% stake in NRL to a consortium of OIL and Engineers India and the Assam government for Rs 9,876 crore. OIL bought a 54.16% stake to raise its shareholding in the refinery to 80.16%.
GUWAHATI: The second NDA government headed by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, in its first cabinet on Tuesday, approved the state’s biggest ever investment worth over Rs 2,000 crore to raise its stake in the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL). The state expects dividends worth Rs 900 crore annually from this move.
The cabinet also set up a committee headed by finance minister Ajanta Neog to appoint one lakh youth in government jobs to keep BJP’s poll promise. Another committee headed by urban development minister Ashok Singhal will prepare the roadmap for waiving off loans taken by people from micro-finance companies. This was also a key promise wgich BJP had made in the election campaign.
Jayanta Malla Baruah Appointed as Political Secretary to the Chief Minister Assam
BJP President Ranjeet Dass said that earlier Bimal Bora served as the Secretary of the legislature party and now Jayanta Malla Baruah has been appointed for the post.
| 11 May 2021 9:30 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: Assam Bharatiya Party leader Jayanta Malla Baruah has been appointed as the Political Secretary to the leader of the BJP Legislative Party (Chief Minister of Assam).
In a tweet, Baruah wrote, would like to thank the Hon ble State President and Hon ble Chief Minister of Assam as well as the party leaders for giving me such an important responsibility. In the days to come I promise to carry out my responsibilities diligently with the blessings of everyone.
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In the year 2016, Oinyo Ek Dristikun was published. It received huge appreciation from the readers and was a bestseller in book fairs held across the state. Eta Sopunor Pom Khedi is the fourth book by Sarma. It is a compilation of speeches on Assam. The book was unveiled at Hotel Taj Vivanta. The book release was graced by the presence of Conrad Sangma( Chief Minister of Meghalaya), Hitendranath Goswami( Assam Assembly Speaker), and Ranjeet Kumar Das (Assam BJP President). Eta Xopunor Pom Khedi is a compilation of facts of different aspects like social, political, cultural, etc. The publisher of this book is Saraswati Prakashan.