Assam government
It is a welcome change in congress ruled Assam which has relaxed the norms allowing transfer and non-agricultural activity in agricultural land where no farming activity is taking place. This will reduce red-tapism and allow industries to set shop in locations where no farming happens even though the land falls under agricultural land. According to [...] Continue Reading »
Road and drain projects worth Rs 66.68 crore for Hojai and Lanka in Assam have been approved by the Union Ministry of Urban Development under the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Town (UIDSSMT). Union Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath informed this to Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in a letter. [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of cities and towns across Assam will be able to use their mobile phones to check their property taxes from next year onwards. Assam’s urban development department has decided to launch an e-governance project, under which the property tax collection system will be streamlined to bring in more transparency. The programme will include 89 [...] Continue Reading »
The Assam government has planned to formulate a separate set of rules for construction of buildings in Guwahati city very soon. The new proposed Guwahati Building Construction (Regulation) Bylaws, 2012, will aim to ensure that buildings in the city must adhere to environmental norms to promote a planned growth of the city. The Guwahati Metropolitan [...] Continue Reading »
