Home Guard made constable as a reward promotion

Special Representative

GUWAHATI, June 24 2021: A home guard of Assam Police, Borsing Bey who had refused a huge bribe by drugs dealers and heled recovery of contraband drugs worth over Rs 12 crore is being appointed as a permanent constable in the police force as a reward.

He was also paid RS one lakh as cash award by the DGP of Assam Police, Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta Wednesday.

In order to expedite the process of acquisition of land by oil exploration and production companies like the Oil India Limited and the ONGC, Assam Cabinet today fixed the rate of acquisition of land by these companies.

From now on for acquisition of private land by oil companies like OIL, ONGC etc., the Cabinet decided that oil companies will have to pay a minimum Rs. 12 lakh per bigha (14,400 sq.ft.) for land acquisition within 10 km radius of the town. Similarly, for land acquisition outside the 10 km radius of the town, oil companies will have to pay a minimum Rs. 10 lakhs per bigha. 

Assam Cabinet also empowered the Deputy Commissioners to allot land for government institutions in the rural areas on the basis of recommendations of Land Acquisition Committees. Accordingly, from now onwards no file on such matters is required to be sent by the Deputy Commissioners to the Revenue Department.

 Regarding payment of compensation to the families of the victims of man-elephant conflict, the PCCF cum HOFF is empowered to take decision as per recommendation of the Divisional Forest Officer. Accordingly, from now onwards no file on such matters is required to be sent by the PCCF to the Forest & Environment Department.

 The Cabinet approved the incentives earlier announced for waiving micro-finance loan taken by poor women of the state.