PTI
GUWAHATI, MAY 20
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday said the state has made rapid progress in all fields during his tenure for the past 14 years."In the last 14 years, 85 lakh people got employment in Assam. This includes self employment, along with those in government and private sectors," Gogoi told reporters here on the eve of completing uninterrupted 14 years of his rule.
Out of these people, over four lakh got jobs in various departments of the government, he said.
Gogoi said the state had improved a lot during his tenure but "a lot is yet to be done".
"In 2001, the conditions of our economy, security and development were very bad. Now it has improved a lot, mainly with better economic management and secured environment," he said.
He said only 154 civilians were killed, mostly in Bodoland areas last year, compared to over 1,500 people losing their lives in 2001.
"When I took over, employees were not getting salaries for months. Now such situation prevails... We could start development activities from 2005 onwards as the state was running under overdraft till then," Gogoi said.
Highlighting his achievements, the Chief Minister said the per capita income has risen to Rs 49,480 in the last fiscal from Rs 13,059 in 2001-02, while the GSDP stood at Rs 1,62,652 crore as against Rs 38,313 crore during the same period.
Gogoi said the tax collection rose to Rs 8,177.26 crore
from Rs 1,270.33 crore, while excise revenue went up to Rs 665 crore in FY'15 from Rs 147 crore in FY'02.
"Bank deposits by people increased to Rs 76,795 crore in 2013-14 from Rs 10,992 crore in 2001-02. The loans taken by public also rose to Rs 33,763 crore in the last fiscal from Rs 3,663 crore," Gogoi said, adding every household in 17 districts in the state has bank accounts.
Talking about agricultural production, Gogoi said it has reached 54.50 tonnes from 38.54 tonnes between 2001 and 2014, while Rs 6,000 crore of agricultural loans were taken in the last fiscal from a negligible amount at the time he became the Chief Minister for the first time.
Gogoi said the tax collection rose to Rs 8,177.26 crore from Rs 1,270.33 crore, while excise revenue went up to Rs 665 crore in FY'15 from Rs 147 crore in FY'02.
"Bank deposits by people increased to Rs 76,795 crore in 2013-14 from Rs 10,992 crore in 2001-02. The loans taken by public also rose to Rs 33,763 crore in the last fiscal from Rs 3,663 crore," Gogoi said, adding every household in 17 districts in the state has bank accounts.
Talking about agricultural production, Gogoi said it has reached 54.50 tonnes from 38.54 tonnes between 2001 and 2014, while Rs 6,000 crore of agricultural loans were taken in the last fiscal from a negligible amount at the time he became the chief minister for the first time.
