Hon'ble Minister of Tourism and Transport Shri Chandan Brahma will formally lay the foundation stone for the proposed project of Development of Tourism facilities at Kharguli Hill Top at Tai Samaj Complex on March 1, 2012 at 2 PM.
All the Media Persons based in Guwahati are requested to make it convenient to attend and cover the programme.
Janasanyog, Assam

FOR INFORMATION TO ALL MEDIA PERSONS

                                     All media persons (both Print and Electronic) based at Guwahati are hereby requested to make it convenient to attend and cover the Swearing - in - ceremony of the Parliamentary Secretaries, Govt. of Assam, to be held at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra, Guwahati, on 29th February, Wednesday at 11-00 A.M.

                                The media persons are also requested to take their seats and positions (Photographers and TV Crew) before 10-45 A.M. and to note that the entrance will be from Gate No.: 3.

 - Janasanyog, Assam

Press Release No: 156

Dispur, February 27: Public Enterprise Department, Government of Assam, is going to organise a two-day long orientation programme on “Accounting and Auditing Standard and Analysis of Financial Statements/ Balance Sheet and Compliance to Statutory Requirements” on 28th and 29th February, 2012 at Hotel Rajmahal, AT Road, Paltan Bazar, Guwahati-7. The orientation programme is chiefly meant for the Board Members, Managing Directors, and Chief Executives and General Managers of State Public Sector Undertakings. 

U/O No. PL4/2012/21
Dated Dispur, the 27th February, 2012

Public Enterprise Department, Government of Assam, is going to organise a two-day long orientation programme on “Accounting and Auditing Standard and Analysis of Financial Statements/ Balance Sheet and Compliance to Statutory Requirements” on 28th and 29th February, 2012 at Hotel Rajmahal, AT Road, Paltan Bazar, Guwahati-7.

Pradyut Bordoloi, Assam Minister for Public Enterprises, Power, Industry and Commerce, will inaugurate the orientation programme on 28th February, 2012, at 9:30 AM at Hotel Rajmahal.

All the media persons (both Print and Electronic) based in Guwahati are requested to make it convenient to attend and cover the inauguration ceremony on 28th February, 2012, at 9:30 AM at Hotel Rajmahal.

U/O No. PL4/2012/20
Dated Dispur, the 27th Feb, 2012

Assam Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi is formally going to launch Core Banking Solution (CBS) in Assam Cooperative Apex Bank toady (i.e. February 27, 2012) at 7:00 PM at his Conference Room in “Kaina Dara”. It may be noted that the implementation of Core Banking System by the State Co-operative Bank is the first of its kind in the entire North-Eastern Region.

Assam Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Education etc., Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma and Assam Minister for Cooperation, Siddique Ahmed, along with other dignitaries will grace the occasion.

U/O No. PL4/2012/19
Dated Dispur, the 25th February, 2012

Assam Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi will participate in a Safai Abhiyan (Cleaning Drive) on February 26, 2012, at 9:30 AM at Manipuri Basti LP School (opposite Apsara Cinema Hall), Guwahati.

CM to launch Environment Awareness Programme- Say No to Plastic

Dispur, February 25: Assam Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi will launch an Environment Awareness Programme, entitled, “Say No to Plastic” on February 26, 2012 at 9:30 AM at Assam Administrative Staff College, Khanapara.  The programme has been organized by Pollution Control Board, Assam. After being flagged off from the Assam Administrative Staff College, Khanapara, the campaign will culminate in an open public meeting to be held in front of ESI Hospital.

Assam Minister for Environment and Forest, Panchayat and Rural Development, Rockybul Hussain along with other dignitaries will grace the occasion.

U/O No. PL4/2012/18
Dated Dispur, the 25rd Feb, 2012

FOR INFORMATION TO ALL MEDIA PERSONS

Assam Forest Department is launching a massive plantation programme in the Hills of Guwahati City and planning to construct Forest Protection camps in such areas under Assam Forest Protection Force Scheme and Chief Minister’s Assam Vikash Yojana with a view to conserve Hill areas and Wetlands. In this connection, a function is organized on February 26, 2012, at 10:30 AM, at Gotanagar Reserve Forest near Madhabdev Satra of Pachim Boragaon area to inaugurate the programme.

Assam Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi will grace the occasion as Chief Guest and Assam Minister for Forest and Environment, Panchayat and Rural Development, Rockybul Hussain as Distinguished Guest.

All the media persons (both Print and Electronic) based in Guwahati are requested to make it convenient to attend and cover the said programme.

Press Release No.: 147

APSC FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER HOLDS SELECTION THROUGH VIVA-VOCE FOR ADDITIONAL STANDING COUNSEL

Dispur, February 24: The Assam Public Service Commission for the first time ever conducted ‘selection through holding viva-voce test’ for the lone position of Additional Standing Counsel of the Commission to assist the Commission in legal matters.
It may be noted that altogether 14 (fourteen) Advocates possessing a minimum of 10 (ten) years of experience in service matters in the Courts of Law, as per the terms mentioned in the advertisement, appeared in the viva-voce test held on February 21, 2012.

PROHIBITION OF STRIKES

DISPUR, FEBRUARY 24:  The Government of Assam has prohibited strikes in all services relating to Assam Gas Company Limited within the State of Assam for production, storage, supply or distribution of natural gas. This prohibition will come into force with immediate effect for a period of six months.

Dispur, February 24: The oral and computer test for the post of Junior Accounts Assistant under the jurisdiction of the Deputy Commissioner (Treasury Establishment), Dhemaji, will be held on February 28, 2012, from 10:00 AM. It may be noted that both the tests were earlier scheduled to be held on February 26, 2012, but due to some unavoidable circumstances, the programme has been deferred till February 28, 2012.

U/O No. PL4/2012/17
Dated Dispur, the 23rd Feb, 2012

HS Das, Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Assam, will address a Press Conference on February 24, 2012, at 11 AM at the Finance Department’s Conference Hall at Block F (Ground Floor).

Merit Cum Means Based Scholarship Scheme
for Students of Minority Communities

Gauhati High Court Mediation Centre organises
Regional Conference of East Zone on Mediation

Dispur, February 18, 2012: The Gauhati High Court Mediation Centre, Guwahati, organised an East Zone Level Conference under the theme -“Mediation - A Win-Win Model of Dispute Resolution” at the Sankardev Kalakhetra, Guwahati, today.  The Assam Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi; several past and present luminaries of the Judiciary; Lawyers; representatives of Village Councils of the N. E. states; Law students and invitees from various other organisations participated in the conference.

The inaugural session of the seminar was presided over by Justice A. K. Goel, Chief Justice, Gauhati High Court. The welcome address was delivered by Justice Amitava Roy, Chairman, Gauhati High Court Mediation Centre. The Souvenir of the conference was released by Justice, Swatanter Kumar, Judge, Supreme Court of India and Member, MCPC (Mediation & Conciliation Project Committee).

The Chief Minister, Assam, formally launched the website of the Gauhati High Court Mediation Centre.
 
In his address to the gathering, the Chief Minister emphasized that the concept of settling disputes through mediation, unlike the present judicial system, was not a borrowed one. He explained that unique systems of mediation through the Nam Ghars and ‘Raijor Mels’ was in place in since early times and was introduced by the spiritual and social leader Sankardeva. He added that dispensation of justice through Village Councils, were still dispensing socially acceptable justice at their local levels at various places of the region through mediation. He also added that, under the process of modernization, just as reforms in administration was being put in place, a change had also become

necessary in the dispensation of justice which could not be dispensed speedily under the present system of litigation.

Addressing the august gathering, Justice M. B. Lokur, Chief Justice, Andhra Pradesh High Court and member MCPC stated that mediation was a dynamic process and though it was progressing ‘lahe, lahe’ or slowly; it was progressing surely and certainly.

In his address, Justice A. K. Goel said that speedy resolution was the mandate of the Constitution of India, he also added that mediation was originally an Indian concept and that disputes started rising in the country with the rise in human selfishness. He also explained that mediation could be mutually satisfactory for both the parties, was least expensive and least time taking.

Justice, S. Kumar in his speech highlighted the fact that as a process of resolution of conflict, mediation provided a cure to the constant litigations among friends, family members and members of the society.

In his address, Justice D. Bhandari said that the greatest problem in the Indian Judiciary was the mammoth number of pending cases and those alternative dispute resolution methods of the past and in practice at places in the present and an infusion of modern approach could only be the most pragmatic means to quick dispensation of justice.

A short video film on mediation was also shown at the inaugural session while the vote of thanks was offered by Gauhati High Court Justice, Arup Goswami.  

The First Working Session of the Seminar dealt with ‘Challenges in Mediation’, chaired by Justice, D. Bhandari and co-chaired by Justice A. K. Goel. Justice P. C. Ghosh, Judge, Calcutta High Court; Justice, N. Sinha, Judge, Patna High Court and Justice D. N. Patel, Judge, Jharkhand High Court spoke at the session. An interesting feature of this session was the deliberations made by the Village Headmen of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya.

The Second Session of the seminar dealt on ‘Growth and success of Mediation – A Future Perspective’ and was chaired by Justice, S. Kumar and co-chaired by Justice, M. B. Lokur. Justices Prakash Tatia, Chief Justice, Jharkhand High Court; B. P. Das, Judge, Orissa High Court and S. P. Wangdi, Judge, Sikkim High Court spoke at the session.

The concluding vote of thanks was offered by Justice, Hrishikesh Roy, Member, Mediation Monitoring Committee, Gauhati High Court.

Dispur, February 17, 2012: The Principal Secretary of the Assam Legislative Assembly has issued the following calendar for the Meetings of the Budget Session of the Assam Legislative Assembly, 2012.

The Govt. Business on 1 st March (Thursday) 2012 would begin with the Address by Governor under Article 176(1) of the Constitution of India. This would be followed by Motion of Thanks on the Governor’s Address. Thereafter, the Speaker would announce the Report of the Business Advisory committee settling the Business for the Budget Session of the Assembly, 2012. The Speaker would then announce the names of the Members constituting the panel of Chairmen under Rule 9(1) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Assam Legislative Assembly. This would be followed by laying of Ordinance, if any; Introduction of Government Bills, if any; laying of Report, Rules etc., if any; Presentation of Reports of Assembly Committees, if any; Motion for election of members to various Legislature Committees, if any; Motion for election of Members to various Government Committees, Board etc., if any and Presentation of the list of Supplementary Demands and Supplementary Appropriation for 2011-2012. The last programme would include Obituary References.

The Govt. Business on 2 nd March (Friday), 2012 would begin with Questions which would be followed by Debates on the Motion of Thanks on the Governor’s Address.

On 3 rd March (Saturday), 2012 the Assembly Session would be in recess and 4 th March, 2012 being a Sunday is declared a holiday.

The Govt. Business on 5 th and 6 th March (Monday & Tuesday),2012 would begin with Questions to be followed by Debates on the Motion of Thanks on the Governor’s Address.

The Govt. Business on 7 th March (Wednesday), 2012 would begin with Questions which shall be followed by Voting on Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2011-2012 and introduction, Consideration and Passing of the Assam Appropriation (No.I) Bill, 2012.

8 th March (Thursday), 9 th March (Friday), 10 th March (Saturday) and 11 th March (Sunday) 2012 are declared as holidays.

The Govt. Business on 12 th March (Monday), 2012 would begin with Questions which shall be followed by Presentation of the Budget Estimates for the year 2012.-2013.

The Govt. Business on 13 th March (Tuesday), on 14 th March (Wednesday), and 15 th March (Thursday), 2012 would begin with Questions to be followed by General Discussion on the Budget.

The Govt. Business on 16 th March (Friday) would begin with Questions to be followed by Consideration and Passing of Government Bills, if any and Introduction of Government Bills, if any.

On 17 th March, 2012 (Saturday) the Assembly Session would be in Recess and 18 th March,2012 (Sunday) is a holiday.

On 19 th March (Monday) and upto 23 rd March (Friday), 2012, the Assembly

Session would be in recess for holding the meetings of D.R.S.C

Saturday, the 24 th March (Saturday), 2012 and the 25 th March (Sunday), 2012 are holidays.

On 26 th March (Monday), 2012, the Govt. Business would begin with Questions and this would be followed by Presentation of the Departmentally Related Standing Committee’s Reports and Voting on Demands for Grants.

On 27 th March (Tuesday), 2012, , the Govt. Business would begin with Questions

followed by Voting on Demands for Grants.

On 28 th March (Wednesday), 2012, the Govt. Business would begin with Questions followed by Voting on Demands for Grants and Introduction, Consideration and Passing of the Assam Appropriation (No, II) Bill,2012.

The Govt. Business on 29 th March (Thursday), 2012, would begin with Questions followed by Consideration and Passing of Government Bills, if any.

U/O No. PL.4/2012/15
Dated: Dispur the 16 th February, 2012

FOR INFORMATION TO ALL MEDIA PERSONS

U/O No. PL . 4 /2012 /14
Dated Dispur, the 15 th February/2012

The Gauhati High Court Mediation Centre is going to organize a ‘Regional Conference of East Zone on Mediation’on 18 th February, 2012 at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra, Guwahati.

In this connection, a Press Meet has been convened at the Circuit House, Guwahati on February 16, 2012 (Thursday) at 2.30 PM.

East Zone Regional Conference on Mediation at Guwahati

Centre Assures Quick Release of MGNREGA Funds

WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC PRIVATE PERTNERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 14

Centre to Emphasise upon Pure Drinking Water and Total Sanitation Programme in the Financial Year 2012-13: Jairam Ramesh

WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC PRIVATE PERTNERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 14

Dispur, February 10: The Planning and Development Department, Government of Assam, is going to organize a workshop on Public Private Partnership on February 14, 2012 from 9:30 AM onwards at NEDFi House, Dispur.

Assam Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi will grace the occasion as chief guest. The daylong event will be addressed by renowned experts and will be attended by Government officials, corporate, Banks, Financial Institutions, Consultants and facilitator etc. enabling a platform for fruitful interaction.

The chief objective of the said workshop is to deliberate on various aspects of PPP in developing infrastructure in the State and to enhance the participant’s capability in planning and developing PPP projects. It may be noted that the Government of Assam has adoptedPublic Private Partnership (PPP) as a tool to bridge the infrastructure gap in the state by means of creating congenial environment for private sector participation. Along with generating awareness amongst the stakeholders the workshop will dealt in length on the opportunities, issues and constraints of PPP in major infrastructure sector.

DISPUR, FEBRUARY 10: The Governor of Assam on the advice of theChief Executive Member of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council has appointed 12 numbers of MACs of the Council as the Executive Members of the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council. The new Executive Members are Jiban Chandra Pathak, D Uphing Maslai, Bhuban Chandra Terang, Premola Beypi, Bidyasingh Rongpi, Mangal Singh Timung, Ratan Engti, Longki Timung, Alice Engtipi, Ashok Teron, Tuliram Ronghang and Pradip Difusa.

DISPUR, FEBRUARY 9 : Justice (Retd.) S K Kar Commission has started functioning from February 2 at Room No.32/42 of Guwahati Circuit House regarding Dispur incident on June 22, 2011 in connection with trouble and death of three persons including injuries of several other persons in police firing. Persons desiring to submit their representations, memoranda etc. may do so by presenting such papers, documents before secretary and other officials available in the office of the Commission within the next 30 to 45 days. Intending persons will have to submit the names of the witness and documents etc they like to examine, produce either in original or initially by photocopies of such documents.

U/O No. PL . 4 /2012 / 12
Dated Dispur the, 9 th February/2012

GOVERNOR INTERACTS WITH THE NER NCC CADETS

DISPUR, FEBRUARY 4:  The Governor of Assam J B Patnaik has today interacted with the NCC Cadets of North Eastern Region, who participated in the last Republic Day parade in New Delhi. While interacting, Governor Patnaik appreciated the activities of the NCC and also congratulated the Cadets for their significant performance in the Republic Day Camp.

It is noteworthy that, this year Republic Day Camp was conducted from January 01 to 29. A total of 155 cadets from the North Eastern Region participated in the Camp, out of which 69 cadets were from Assam. The NCC contingents performed creditably well as it was for the first time in the history of NER NCC that 39 cadets took part in the parade at  Rajpath on 26 January. 7 out of 12 cadets from all over India were selected for the Guard of Honour given to the VVIPs. In the equestrian event, JWO Yashodhara and Cdt. Nene of Guwahati Veterinary College won a Gold and Bronze medal respectively. MC Cdt. Pragun Bali of K C Das College, Guwahati was also awarded Bronze medal for excellence in Master of Ceremonies.

Here, it may be mentioned that the Assam Government has extended the major share in  financial and infrastructure support to the participating NCC contingents of NER in New Delhi for the Republic Day Camp.

SECRETARY OF ONE MAN COMMISSION

DISPUR, FEBRUARY 4:  The Government of Assam has appointed Pradip Kumar Bhagawati, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Darrang as the Secretary of the One-Man Commission of Inquiry headed by Justice (Retd.) Hareswar Baruah Retd. Judge of Gauhati High Court, Guwahati. It is noteworthy that the said One-Man Commission of Inquiry was constituted earlier to inquire into the circumstances leading to the killing of four persons and injuries to persons if any, during the road blockade programme on the National Highways 52 by thousands of jute farmers at Dalgaon under Darrang District on October 10, 2011.

ONE-MAN ENQUIRY COMMITTEE

Press Release No: 79

Dispur, February 3: Students of minority communities are going to heave a great sigh of relief as the Ministry of Minority Affairs have enlisted a total of eighty five (85) institutions wherein they can avail reimbursement of full course fee under merit-cum-means based scholarship scheme. It may be noted that every year a total of 20,000 (twenty thousand) scholarships will be distributed among the eligible students of minority communities throughout the Country, wherein as good as 981 nos. of scholarships have been reserved for the students of minority communities hailing from Assam.

In this respect, the state wise enlisted institutions for the said scholarship scheme are:

for Assam- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati and National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar;

for Andhra Pradesh- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, National Institute of  Fashion Technology, Hyderabad and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad;

for Arunachal Pradesh- North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Itanagar;

from Bihar- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Patna, National Institute of Technology, Patna and National Institute of  Fashion Technology (NIFT), Patna;

for Chhattisgarh- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Raipur and National Institute of Management, Raipur; for Goa- Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, Goa;

for Gujarat- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, National Institute of  Fashion Technology (NIFT), Gandhinagar, National Institute of  Design, Ahmedabad and S. V. National Institute of Technology (NIT), Surat;

for Haryana- National Institute of  Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kurukshetra, National Council for Cement and Building Material, Ballabhgarh, National Institute of  Management, Rohtak;

for Himachal Pradesh- National Institute of  Fashion Technology (NIFT), Hamirpur and Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Mandi; for Jammu and Kashmir- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar;

for Jharkhand- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (NIFFT), Ranchi and Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi;

for Karnataka- Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Banagalore, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Surthakal, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Science, Bangalore;

for Kerala- Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Calicut, National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kannur;

for Madhya Pradesh- Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Rau, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, Gwalior, National Institute of  Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bhopal, Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM), Jabalpur and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore;

for Maharashtra- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai, National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai and Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur;

for Meghalaya- National Institute of  Fashion Technology (NIFT), Shillong and Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong;

for Orissa- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, Bhubaneshwar and  Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneshwar;

for Punjab- Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET), Sangrur and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Rupnagar;

for Rajasthan- Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Udaipur and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur;

for Tamil Nadu- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirapalli, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM), Kanchipuram, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Chennai and Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Tiruchirapalli;

for Tripura- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Agartala;

for Uttar Pradesh- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad and National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Raibareli;

for Uttarakhand- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee and National Institute of Management, Kashipur;

for West Bengal- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kolkata, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Durgapur, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Kolkata and National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kolkata;

for Chandigarh- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh;

for Delhi- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), New Delhi, Lady Harding Medical College, New Delhi, Vardhman Mahabir Medical College and Safdarganj Hospital, New Delhi, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, (PGIMER) Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi and National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi; and

for Pundicherry- Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Pundicherry.

Reform activities of APSC

DISPUR, FEBRUARY 2: Within just two days after the completion of interview, the Assam Public Service Commission has completed the selection process and announced the results of 20 disciplines out of 31 disciplines under Health and Family Welfare on February 1.  The interview for selection of 286 posts of Registrar, Demonstrator etc. was conducted by APSC from January 19 to January 30.

The Secretary of APSC in a statement reiterates that the APSC is meticulously carrying out reform activities to give a fair and impartial look of the Commission and the Commission believes that development of human resource is a key indicator of excellence.  As a part of this activity, the Commission had announced the results of CC (Prel.) Examination, 2009 in record time through installation of the Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) based software to automate the examination process of the Commission. The CC(P) Examination,2009 was held on  December 11, 2011 in 70 different venues across 22 districts of the state, and the result was declared on January 31, 2012 in little more than one and half month’s time.