There was a time when people outside Assam used to recognise
Assam as an underdeveloped state coupled with high militancy. Assam was seen as
a state which can't compete with top Indian states. But a single man has proved
them all wrong. He is Dr.Himanta Biswa Sarma.
What Dr.Himanta Biswa Sarma attained in Assam in just a few
years is not less than something called transformation. This transformation was
made possible in Assam only because of transformer Himanta Biswa Sarma.
A state like Assam which was at the bottom of all the
development indices is now creating new records of development.
Dr.Himanta Biswa Sarma who joined the journey of PM Modi's
development plan for the Northeast in 2016 knew that to usher development in
Assam, people need a change in their lives.
He commenced a host of schemes to make people's lives
better. From the Orundoi scheme which gives Rs 830 per month to the widows,
unmarried girls to providing financial assistance to students and free
admission for students, all proved a game-changer for Assam. Under Pragyan
Bharti scheme, students who take educational loans get Rs 50,000 as the
subsidy.
By constructing
better roads, bridges to advanced world-class foot-over bridges, Dr.Himanta Biswa
Sarma was able to transform the infrastructure of Assam which was in shambles
for long year's. During Congress rule, 1200 KM of roads were constructed every
year, now it has gone up 8000 KM roads construction every year.
This resulted in Assam getting national attention for its
new facelift and this also assisted to smash the long-prevailing perception
that Assam can't ever compete with the infrastructure of big cities of India.
Underprivelaged sections like tea gardeners are being given
special care to improve their lives. During the maternity period, women working
in the tea garden now receive Rs 12,000 every month for the first time.
Making jobs permanent for school and college teachers was
long-standing demand which Dr.Himanta Biswa Sarma managed to fulfil. 30,000 school
and junior teachers recently received their appointment letters making them
permanent.
Even in the area of healthcare, Dr.Himanta Biswa Sarma did an
incredible job by ensuring the proper healthcare facilities in the state. In
the last 5 years, Assam got more than 5 medical colleges and even the AIIMS is
under construction which demonstrates that when PM Modi talks about double
engine government, it's not just rhetoric.
Cultural issues are one of the most significant issues in
Assam. For a long, the rich and vibrant culture of Assam had faced the
negligence of the previous government and was under the assault of Islamists.
Dr.Himanta Biswa Sarma changed this and today the culture of
Assam is the top priority of the BJP government in Assam. 'Namghars' play a
significant role in promoting and strengthening the culture of Assam but due to
the negligence of the previous government, many of them were bound to shut
down. However, Dr.Himanta Biswa Sarma in his role as finance minister decided to
provide Rs 2.5 lakh to more than 8000 Namghars of Assam which assisted them to
sustain and promote the culture of Assam.
Apart from giving an influential push to development issues, Dr.Himanta Biswa Sarma is one who openly challenges the radical ideas trying to
thrive in Assam. This makes him outstanding and a point of attention in the
whole nation.
Assam's rise in national prominence has not come
easy. In the last few years of the BJP government in Assam, Dr.Himanta Biswa Sarma
has put in a remarkable number of policy and reforms that have borne fruit.
This makes Himanta Biswa Sarma a leader, reformer, transformer and also a
transformer in chief.
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