[Assam] New agri college to be named after Sarat Sinha (The Assam Tribune, 08.02.2009)

[Manoj Das]

At long last some recognition for a true son of assam who stood by his
ideals till his last breath.

On 2/8/09, Buljit Buragohain <buluassam at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
>
>
> New agri college to be named after Sarat Sinha
> Staff Reporter
>  GUWAHATI, Feb 7 – The new agriculture college to be established by the
> State Government near Chapar in Dhubri district will be named after former
> Chief Minister Sarat Chandra Sinha. This was disclosed by Chief Minister
> Tarun Gogoi while laying the foundation stone of the college at Rangamati
> near Chapar today.
>
> The Government is planning to earmark an amount of Rs 10 crore for the
> college in the budget for the next financial year.
>
> Speaking on the occasion, Gogoi said that the college would benefit the
> people of lower Assam districts, particularly those dependent on
> agriculture. He said that in recent years, the Government has initiated a
> series of steps to give a boost to agriculture and allied sectors. He said
> that tractors and power tillers have been provided to the farmers as a part
> of mechanization of agriculture.
>
> Gogoi hoped that the new schemes taken up by the Government would improve
> production and improve the income of the farmers, which, in turn, would
> improve the rural economy of the State. He said that the self help group
> movement also gave a big boost to the rural economy of Assam.
>
> The Chief Minister asserted that development of the poorer sections of the
> society is the main goal of the Central and State Governments and said that
> stress has been given on education, health and sanitation etc. He said that
> the Centre's schemes like the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and
> the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification Scheme etc were aimed at overall
> development of the rural areas.
>
> The function was also attended by Agriculture Minister Pramila Rani Brahma,
> Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain and
> others, said official sources.
>
> (The Assam Tribune,08.02.2009)
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