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Friday, 9 December 2016

Assam Hands Book To Submit Itself As Literate State


Only few from India has made attempt to declare themselves as literate states with highest score of educated population where Assam is emerging to be named as one.


To give dimension to higher literacy rate in Assam the government has intiated to hand books on those capable wanting to extend to 9 and 10 grade.

Free textbooks will be provided to each government-funded schools in new academic year of 2017-18.


This new scheme will be implemented in all government/provicialised (government funded) institutes relating to high schools, higher secondary schools,local body schools, model schools (under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhijan (RMSA), tea garden schools including non-provincialised schools finacially supported by the state.



Secondary Education Department declared that supply of required free texts for 9 and 10 grade students will be made by the Assam State Textbook Production and Publication Corporation Limited.

Nagaon and Cachar Paper Mills Facelift Depends On Release Of Rs 800 crore


As a new lease of life to paper employees who were drained out of hope of revival two paper mills, the State Industries Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary made final clearance that Rs 800-crore revival package for Nagaon and Cachar paper mills' facelift will be released after the amount is passed to Prime Minister’s Office.


The proposal of this fund was earlier drafted by the Ministry of Heavy Industries and is to be finalized before the Cabinet note produced at Prime Minister’s Office. After which the Union Cabinet will make final clearance for circulation of the fund once after Prime Minister Narender Modi sanctions it.


According to Patowary the operational paper mill of Nagaon will get monthly release of Rs 30 corer after Centre sanctions the fund and simultaneously will be aided partially with State Government's funds.


Fake Account Figure Display By Tezpur Head Post Office Invites Trouble From CBI




A large misappropriation transaction detection why earlier went undetected is very strange which came to light only after a recent reveal of fake amount display at account holders of Tezpur Head Post office by CBI investigation team. 


Landing Tezpur Head Post Office under Darrang Postal Division that encompasses 47 sub-post offices in trouble when CBI team fell heavily on each employees to queer on large scale anomalies against their customer's accounts.


It has been detected that since installation of Core Banking System (CBS) in 2013 Tezpur Head Post Office there was tremendous revival reports of the silent accounts due to unknown technical fault made by employee.


Revival of the silent accounts relates to automatic pop up of fake figures at customers' account of Tezpur Head Post Office. Strangely in this  entire malfunction of the process even misdeed of withdrawing amount from the account by its officials and anomaly of Rs. 1.4 crore between 2014-15 phase were detected due to which three-member CBI team was making thorough investigation. In this strict probe by CBI even one office employee was suspended.

Elephant Crop Damage and Increase Deaths Moves Assam Guv


Incidents of seven deaths and paddy field rampage relating to elephant in different cases have moved Assam Government as it has become a major concern for public welfare and wildlife security.


To the fresh death cases of three elephants, the State Forest Minister Pramila Rani Brahma had to intervene with Railway authority for not showing precautionary measures to avert such wildlife mishap.


This Wildlife tragedy of three elephant deaths at Jogijan in Hojai due to goods train ramp while the animals were passing through the track, accounts that two were detected as pregnant females. This is a major setback to Assam Wildlife in respect to which Brahma strictly criticized on Railway department's failure to implement high tech thermal sensors on rail tracks for track advance detection.



According to Forest Minister they had asked for Railway authority's co-operation to regulate20 km speed limit in identified forest areas and initiate precautionary steps for earlier detection of moving objects on track but they failed to observe wildlife security measure.

Thursday, 8 December 2016

Mercedes-Benz Northeast Scoop Can Breakthrough Desired Market?





Many believes it to be 'Goof Up' attempt not a profitable strategy as market analyst thinks metros are best suitable for affluent business extension approach like Mercedes-Benz.


Ahmedabad is a brewing hardcore economic nerve center of India which Mercedes-Benz's bet to implement 'Go to Customer' Strategy appears sound.


But collectively on what approach they had made Guwahati, Assam as next target to experiment their strategy appears to be contradictory attempt to Ahmedabad target.


Reason can be based on one strong outlook as Assam is regarded as the gateway of Northeast so there won't be a trouble to capture major affluent customers who does greater goods transaction.


Mercedes-Benz India's MD & CEO, Mr Roland Folger and Managing Partner, Mr Sanjive Narain made their first major attempt at Axom Motors their Mercedes Benz dealership in Guwahati.


Mercedes-Benz though a luxury band designed for posh roads which has strong business network in over 41 cities of India with coverage of 88th outlets but whether this sophisticated four wheel engineered for challenging northeast roads?

Now what looks inviting the 3S luxury car in Guwahati market let’s look at feasible reasons like:

·         A huge showroom of 36,000 sq ft. with easy capacity of 42 S3 Mercedes.

·         Arranged with 72 professional expertises.

·         Designed to provide sales, service and sophisticated spare parts under one roof.

·         Requirement meets the end by this Rs INR 4 corers Mercedes workshop.


·         Large space to room six service bays for various service purposes.

SpiceJet Ready For A New Takeoff To Boost Assam Tourism


SpiceJet airline no doubt has strong inflow of Northeast employees but it is likely to take off their strategy in this eastern zone with greater outlook where even Assam Tourism will be benefited.


Under Centre's initiative 'Act East', SpiceJet has taken a bold measure to set up major training institutes in Northeast, enhance Southeast Asia network with Thailand and Myanmar, boost infrastructure projects and professional groom up centers if Assam Government complies like Kolkata to minimize aviation fuel sales tax.


According to Ajay Singh, SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director of budget carrier the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi (LGB) International Airport of Guwahati can be staged as airline hub of Northeast if this trilateral highway connectivity materialize with state government's assistance.



Moreover this air connectivity strategy in Northeast by SpiceJet can directly boost tourism growth as it has potential captivating scenic backdrop.

SpiceJet Aims To Boost Employment In Northeast


In a recent venture by India's top airline to look east the SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director of budget carrier, Ajay Singh specified to open up more employments by staging Guwahati, Assam as potential cargo hub.



Today SpiceJet's location strategy has potency to empower maximum Northeast youths with employments with proper installation of infrastructure projects if aided by the government.




At 'Assam's Trilemma' seminar by Delhi Alumni Association of Assam, Sing specified growth in this sector if they invest for extensive job creation, skills development and entrepreneurship promo with government's co-operation.