Himanta hands over job letters to 481 candidates
Guwahati: Assam chief minister
on Thursday distributed appointment letters to 481 candidates in the animal husbandry and veterinary, tourism, and education departments.
About another 40,000 appointments in the offing and will be distributed in a single recruitment drive scheduled for Oct 10.
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With the inclusion of these 481 appointments, the total number of govt jobs secured under the present administration now stands at 1,20,840.
Speaking on the occasion, Sarma expressed confidence that the state govt is well on course to reach a total of 1.60 lakh appointments by 10 Oct and emphasised that the transparent nature of this recruitment process has not only upheld merit, but also played a vital role in fostering a more robust educational ecosystem across the state.
He said the animal husbandry sector has increasingly become a pillar of the rural economy, but Assam still lags behind other states in fully realising its potential.
"To address this, the govt has partnered with the National Dairy Development Board to establish the North East Dairy and Foods Limited, which aims at producing, processing, and distributing 10 lakh litres of milk daily," he said.
He added that the College of Veterinary Science, in collaboration with the National Dairy Development Board, is working to develop a new breed by crossbreeding Assam's indigenous Lakhimi cows with Gujarat's high-yielding Gir breed.
Alongside livestock development, the chief minister emphasised the state's renewed focus on poultry and duck farming, noting that 90% of Assam's daily egg demand is currently met through imports.
He also highlighted a national campaign to promote biogas and bio-CNG production, adding that efforts are underway to enable dairy enterprises to generate these from cattle dung — an initiative poised to offer farmers a valuable supplementary income stream.
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With a marked rise in both religious and nature-based tourism, Sarma underscored the sector's economic significance and called for greater innovation to enhance its appeal. Citing Dima Hasao's natural splendour, he said that the region has the potential to emerge as one of the country's premier tourist destinations. To this end, he added, govt has sanctioned Rs 4,000 crores for road and infrastructure development.
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