GUWAHATI: Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday appealed to state government to provide monetary help of Rs 7600 and 10 kg of rice to each poor jobless people of the state, jobs to all MGNREGA active card holders and bring town areas under MGNREGA scheme.
He also demanded the state government to immediately withdraw the Rs 5 VAT on petrol and diesel it had imposed recently as it would affect in all section of societies.
Gogoi also urged the state government to spell out clearly the austerity measures adopted and demanded that substantial amount of fund should be given to northeastern states from Prime Minister’s Care Fund, specially to Assam.
He said, "Assam government should conduct a detailed survey to make an assessment of loss incurred during total lockdown by different sectors in order to provide adequate financial support."
He added, "The economic advisory committee formed under the chairmanship of retired IAS officer Subhash Chandra Das should plan long term and short term measure schemes to cope up with the economically declining situation and also for future course of action.”
"Immediate steps should be taken to support and save the small industries, craft industries etc. Economic advisory committee should submit their report to government within a month," he added while appreciating the services rendered by the government servants associated with health department, police personnel, media and many others who have rendered their invaluable services at this hour of crisis faced by the state and the country.
He said that the abrupt complete lockdown clamped within a few hours without proper planning by Prime Minister Narednra Modi has cost the country economically. "As a result of which lakhs of lakh poorer section of people including daily wage earner, rickshow puller, thelawala, traders, small businessmen, kishan, weavers, milk producers, fish producers etc have been adversely affected," he said.
"We have been emphasising from very beginning that lives and livelihood both are equally important but the Prime Minister’s slogan was 'Jan hei to Jahan hei”. Subsequently of course he has realized and changed the slogan to "Jan bhi Jahan bhi," he said.
"Even those, who are stranded in different parts of the country, were asked to bear the expenses by themselves to travel by train to their respective states. Only after Sonia Gandhiji raised the issue and instructed Congress units of various states to bear the expenses of their railway fares of people of their own states. After that Government of India has decided to bear 85% by the central Govt and 15% by the respective state government. According to me the whole expenses should have been borne by the government of India," he said.
He also demanded the state government to immediately withdraw the Rs 5 VAT on petrol and diesel it had imposed recently as it would affect in all section of societies.
Gogoi also urged the state government to spell out clearly the austerity measures adopted and demanded that substantial amount of fund should be given to northeastern states from Prime Minister’s Care Fund, specially to Assam.
He said, "Assam government should conduct a detailed survey to make an assessment of loss incurred during total lockdown by different sectors in order to provide adequate financial support."
He added, "The economic advisory committee formed under the chairmanship of retired IAS officer Subhash Chandra Das should plan long term and short term measure schemes to cope up with the economically declining situation and also for future course of action.”
"Immediate steps should be taken to support and save the small industries, craft industries etc. Economic advisory committee should submit their report to government within a month," he added while appreciating the services rendered by the government servants associated with health department, police personnel, media and many others who have rendered their invaluable services at this hour of crisis faced by the state and the country.
He said that the abrupt complete lockdown clamped within a few hours without proper planning by Prime Minister Narednra Modi has cost the country economically. "As a result of which lakhs of lakh poorer section of people including daily wage earner, rickshow puller, thelawala, traders, small businessmen, kishan, weavers, milk producers, fish producers etc have been adversely affected," he said.
"We have been emphasising from very beginning that lives and livelihood both are equally important but the Prime Minister’s slogan was 'Jan hei to Jahan hei”. Subsequently of course he has realized and changed the slogan to "Jan bhi Jahan bhi," he said.
"Even those, who are stranded in different parts of the country, were asked to bear the expenses by themselves to travel by train to their respective states. Only after Sonia Gandhiji raised the issue and instructed Congress units of various states to bear the expenses of their railway fares of people of their own states. After that Government of India has decided to bear 85% by the central Govt and 15% by the respective state government. According to me the whole expenses should have been borne by the government of India," he said.
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