Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday presented a Rs 33,687.43 crore interim Budget for the first six months of 2016-17 financial year even as he announced `4,400 crore sops to woo the tribals, minority people, tea tribe people, the BPl and weavers. “We propose to earmark a package of `1,000 crore for the uplift of tribal communities, people living in char and chaparis, tea tribe and other economically educationally and social backward communities,” Gogoi said.
The CM added that there will be Rs 1,000 crore under Assam Vikash Yojana for economic empowerment of all BPl families with special focus on women and youth of the state by adopting highly focused target oriented approach. Similarly, he said, Assam silk outreach mission will be taken up at an estimated cost of `2,400 crore with a project of 10 years. The requisite resources will be pooled from different agencies including externally-aided projects. The interim budget announced a woman development council for holistic development of women and a youth council for the betterment of young generation.
“Reservation of women in the Government jobs will be increased to 50 per cent. Focus therefore will be for faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth with equity and to ensure that the there will be no person in the state living below BPl by the end of 2021,” he said.