ASSAM

Over 9,000 Utilisation Certificates of various projects and schemes of 52 departments of the Assam government from 2001-02 to 2018-19 have not been submitted, a CAG report said. More than 68 per cent of the 9,379 outstanding UCs are of the last four years since 2015-16, the said in its report on state finances, under the section of ‘Quality of Accounts & Financial Reporting Practices’.

At least 1,345 UCs amounting to Rs 7,197.84 crore are due for the 2018-19 fiscal, while 24 such documents worth Rs 1,607.23 crore in 2016-17 have not been submitted, according to the report which was tabled in the assembly on Friday. Utilisation Certificates of Rs 3,494.38 crore grants paid up to the financial year 2018-19 are pending from the Health department, followed by the Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes with UCs worth Rs 2,403.51 crore.

The award was given by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions of the Government of India.

The ‘ Snapshot Kokrajhar’ app was conceptualised by the Deputy Commissioner Varnali Deka as a 24×7 configurable mobile-based application for effective monitoring of all government schemes and public institutions with both offline and online status update facility.

At least 1,561 farmers out of 3,636 eligible beneficiaries inAssamsDima Hasaodistrict have received the 12th instalment of their under the PMKisan Samman Nidhi(PM-KISAN) through direct benefit transfer.

The eligible families are provided Rs 6,000 per year in three equal instalments of Rs 2,000 each under the scheme. He was addressing the PMKisan SammanSammelan 2022 at Haflong Krishi Vigyan Kendra.

Assam, which has witnessed rainfall deficit of over 20% for the sixth time since 2010, is among the five states that are highly vulnerable to extreme Climate events such as floods, droughts and , according to a new study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).

The study, “Mapping India’s Climate Vulnerability – A District-Level Assessment” done by Delhi-based think-tank CEEW, has faulted unsustainable landscape, lack of Infrastructure planning and human-induced microclimate change as the key drivers of this high vulnerability.

The northeastern zone, including Assam, Manipur, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh, is only highly exposed to extreme flood events.Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Karbi Anglong, Hailakandi, Tinsukia and Dhemaji districts are also the flood hotspots in India.

A surge in extreme events has been observed across India after 2005. Our sensitivity analysis shows that this is primarily triggered by landscape disruptions. Various studies have confirmed the impact of landscape changes on the incidence of extreme events (UNEP 2009),” the study said.

Assam GovernorJagdish Mukhihas underlined the role of Education as a crucial driver of socio- and in the creation ofsustainable livelihood and happiness. The governor said the education system needs to continually address the rapidly changing professional ecosystem to produce employable human Resources.

TheNational Education Policy, which envisages to develop good human beings capable of rational thought and action, should be assiduously implemented by educational institutions of the country.

Judima is a rice wine made from sticky rice, which is steamed and mixed with traditional herbs. The wine is a specialty of the Dimasa tribe of the state and has a distinct sweet taste and takes around one week to prepare and it can be stored for years.
As per reports, this is the second product from the hill districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao to get GI tag.

The Departmentally Related Standing Committee on Development (A) Departments of Assam Legislative Assembly in its report for Excise Department for 2021-22 also said that many “set rules are being flouted” and asked the authorities to enforce them strictly.

The Committee observes that sufficient steps have not been taken by the concerned department in the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh in case of influx of liquor.

As per the All India Tiger estimate, 2018, Assam has a total Population of 159 tigers, 104 in Kaziranga, 31 in Manas, 21 in Orang and 3 inNameriand the number increased to 200 in 2021, a forest official said.Kazirangahas 121 tigers as per phase IV tiger monitoring in 2020 while Manas has 48 tigers. Orang and Nameri have 21 and 3 tigers respectively.

Manas, Kaziranga and Orang are among the 14 in India which received the accreditation of the Global Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS) which have been recognized for good Tiger Conservation. CA|TS is a set of criteria which allows tiger sites to check if their management will lead to successful tiger conservation. Global Tiger Day was observed in the tiger reserves with officials, NGOs, individuals, wildlife activists and local communities underscoring the need for the conservation of the big cat to maintain a healthy ecosystem.

The population of tigers has shown a promising trend in the Brahmaputra flood plains. However, the Nameri and Pakke blocks have shown a decreasing trend of tiger population.

However, connectivity of this population to Kaziranga in the south and Nameri-Pakke in the north is being disrupted due to increasing human settlements and khutis (cattle farms), the report added. Suklabaidya said the increase in tiger count in Assam and other parts augurs well at a time when there has been a decline in the population of the big cats elsewhere.

Assaminaugurated a pioneering facility of TeleICU Hubs in Guwahati,Silcharand Dibrugarh, from where specialist doctors will be able to remotely manage ICUs in districts and remote locations.
Chief ministerHimanta Biswa Sarmaon Monday also launched the 10BedICUs along with five other projects. The 10BedICU wards, created in 23 district government hospitals across Assam, pushed the total number of ICU beds to 365 in the state, officials said.

The three TeleICU Hubs were set up at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Silchar Medical College and Hospital and Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh.

The TeleICU Hubs and spoke model, where specialist doctors from medical colleges will provide online consultations for the needy and from remote locations. The system has been built upon by eGovernments Foundations acclaimed CARE platform, which the UN has recognised as a Digital Public Good. Built on a cloud-based, open-source patient management tool, the CARE platform revolutionises healthcare delivery, ensuring enhanced patient care and improved outcomes.