PTI
GUWAHATI, AUGUST 4
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]hief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said the state government’s thrust on employment has yielded dividends with Assam occupying the second position in terms of percentage of growth in employment among top ten states and Union Territories.
As per the provisional results of the Sixth Economic Census released by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on July 30, Assam was placed at the second position in terms of percentage of growth in employment at 78.84 per cent as against the national average of 34.35 per cent.
Rural Assam accounts for 85.55 per cent growth in employment while urban areas account for 65.11 per cent, said a spokesman at Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) here.
Attributing the percentage of growth in employment to the government’s thrust on job creation, Gogoi said, “Despite various problems, Assam has been able to do well on the employment growth front. This augurs well for the state.”
He said that besides development activities, particularly in backward areas, employment generation would continue to be the thrust area for the government.Assam also occupies the third place in terms of percentage of growth in number of establishments among the top ten states and Union Territories at 100.17 per cent behind Manipur (109.37 per cent) and Sikkim (102.92 per cent) against the national average of 41.73 per cent, the spokesman said.
Manipur at 83.29 per cent tops the list of percentage of growth in employment followed by Assam, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Rajasthan.
Insurgency claimed 2400 lives in Assam since 2001
2,400 persons were killed and over 5,500 people injured by militant organisations in Assam since 2001, the state Assembly was informed today.
State Forest and Panchayat Minister Rockybul Hussain said that 2,094 civilians and 306 security personnel lost their lives due to militancy-related violence between March 2001 and March 2014. Also, 4,767 civilians and 752 personnel from security forces were injured by militants during this period, Hussain said, while replied on behalf of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi who also holds the Home portfolio.
“The overall situation in Assam has improved since 2001. But yes, some incidents are happening in some areas, not the entire state. We are taking steps to prevent this,” he said. The state government currently pays Rs 5 lakh, while the Centre gives Rs 3 lakh to the family of each killed in such violence, Hussain said.
He also said the government will do everything possible to give job to one family member of each killed keeping in view the existing rules and regulations in the country. The minister said this in reply to a query raised by BJP MLA Ranjit Kumar Das during the Question Hour.
