APSC Assam Yearbook 2021 : Latest Current Affairs

Eri Spun Silk Mill

  • The expected turnover from this project would be 10 crores with a profit of Rs. 3 crores in the first year.
    • It will generate direct employment for 107 persons all through the year.
    • It will be implemented directly by the state government in tandem with the Central Silk Board.
    • It will provide indirect employment to around another 1,500 Eri farmers through backward linkage and to around 730 weavers through forward linkage.
    • It would ensure sustainable livelihood for women of Bodoland Territorial Council through tapioca plantation at Kokrajhar

PRANAM Commission launched by Sarbananda Sonowal

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched the Parents Responsibility and Norms for Accountability and Monitoring (PRANAM) Commission, a panel set up to look after the issues with respect to the PRANAM Bill brought in for protection of parents of state government employees at Guwahati, Assam.

  1. According to the Bill, if the PRANAM Commission gets a complaint that parents of a state government employee is being ignored, and then 10% or 15% of the employee’s salary will be deducted by the government and paid to the parents or differently abled siblings.
  2. It is first-of its-kind Bill in India and would benefit 8 lakh parents of 4 lakh state government employees. It was approved by the state cabinet in 2018.
  3. Private companies’ employees and central government employees in Assam would also be covered by the Bill at a later stage.
  4. Chief Commissioner V. B. Pyarelal and commissioners Dr Alaka Desai Sarma and Jugabala Buragohain of the PRANAM Commission were handed their appointment letters by the CM.

Overview of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visit to Assam

Narendra Modi has visited Assam to attend the several programs and to lay the foundation stone of several vital and development projects worth Rs. 18,000 crore.

Key Points
  1. Narendra Modi laid foundation stone of ALL India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) at Changsari in Guwahati.
  2. He inaugurated Numaligarh Refinery Ltd’s bio-diesel refinery and the Barauni-Guwahati gas pipeline, connecting northeast with national gas grid at an estimated cost of Rs. 6000 Crore, which will further meet the requirement of industries, supply CNG to automobiles and cooking gas to households.
  3. He also initiated the work for Guwahati to North Guwahati connecting 6 Lane Bridge over Brahmaputra River. The total cost of the bridge is estimated at 1,925 crore.
  4. He also initiated LPG capacity augmentation of mounted storage vessel in North Guwahati.
National Foundation for Communal Harmony organized a special workshop under Know My India Programme held in Bengaluru

On 4th February 2019, on the lines of Know My India Programme, the National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH), organized a special workshop for 42 Youth in the age group of 15 to 22 years, who has suffered communal violence. The Youths Participated in the Programme belongs to Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Gujarat along with 10 official mentors.

Key points;
  1. The programme was organized by the Art of Living Foundation.
  2. Youth interacted with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, a spiritual leader.
  3. The participants were taught various body-breath mechanisms and practical tools of wisdom. The main exercise included the powerful rhythmic breathing practice called Sudarshan Kriya, whose regular practice is known to significantly reduce stress hormones, improve the clarity of mind and increase one’s happiness quotient.

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