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A village accountant or karanam (Andhra Pradesh), patwari (Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Telangana, West Bengal), patowary (Assam), talati (Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra), lekhpal (Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand) is a government role in rural areas of the Indian subcontinent. Introduced during the early 16th century, it was maintained by the British ...
Assam has four oil refineries located at Guwahati, Digboi, Numaligarh and Bongaigaon with a total capacity of 7 million tonnes per year. The Bongaigaon Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (BRPL) is the only S&P CNX 500 conglomerate with a corporate office in Assam. [ 20 ]
In India states earn revenue through own taxes, central taxes, non-taxes and central grants. [1] For most states, own taxes form the largest part of the total state revenue. [1] Taxes as per the state list includes land revenue, taxes on agricultural income, electricity duty, luxury tax, entertainment tax and stamp duty. [2]
A Brahma Temple at Kokrajhar. Originally a part of Bhutan, this region came under the control of Koch king Vishwa Singha in the early 16th century. [11] Around 1562, the successor king Nara Narayan determined that the Meches and Koches peoples north of the newly constructed Gohain Kamal Ali could follow their indigenous customs whereas peoples to its south had to follow Hindu Brahmanical rites.
However, between April 2020 and December 2020, all executive and legislative functions were exercised by a principal secretary acting on behalf of the Governor of Assam. [11] In April 2020, Siddharth Singh has been appointed as the Principal Secretary of Bodoland Territorial Council, [ 12 ] while Rajesh Prasad was posted as the administrator.
The other 6 districts curved out of Assam; Jayantia, Garo and Khasi were combined and became Meghalya State; Lushiai hills became Mizoram; Naga hills became Nagaland; NEFA became Arunachal Pradesh; the both princely states Tripura and Manipur included in Assam and later separated as state and Koch Bihar became part of West Bengal.
Assam. S/N Corporation Name City District(s) Area (km 2) Population (2011) No. of Wards Year Established Last Election Ruling Party Website 1
Jogen Mohan (born 1 November 1963) is an Indian politician from the state of Assam.He is a member of Assam Legislative Assembly who represents the Mahmora constituency. He is the Revenue & Disaster Management, Hills Area Development, Mines & Minerals minister in Himanta Biswa Sarma led-Cabinet.