Assam govt establishes CSR authority and implements paddy procurement reforms

Assam government has decided to create Corporate Social Responsibility Authority of Assam (CSRAA).

The state cabinet meeting in Tinsukia on Friday has approved for creating an enabling environment for welfare activities, approval to the Constitution of Corporate Social Responsibility Authority of Assam (CSRAA) and its rules and regulations.

The government stated that it will help in identifying critical gap across different sectors/departments during the implementation of different schemes. Constitution of CSRRA will help streamline investments coming through CSR funds and dovetailing with Government schemes for all-round development of the State.


The government has decided that Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) will issue municipal bonds under Section 124(1) of the Guwahati Municipal Corporation Act, 1971

“Rs 100 crore to be released to Assam Tea Corporation Ltd (ATCL) against the budget provision in 2023-24 for payment of interest on delayed deposit of Provident Fund to Assam Tea Employees Provident Fund Organisation (ATEPFO)”.

The cabinet has approved amendment of the draft Assam State Prosecution Service Rules, 2023 for ensuring a clear methodology for recruitment to the Assam State Prosecution Service. “ Approval to settlement/transfer and reclassification of land measuring 10 bigha at Utar Fulung village under Barbongshar Mouza in North Guwahati Revenue Circle in favour of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for establishing state-of-art Centre of Excellence at Guwahati.”

To streamline the process of paddy procurement, Partial Decentralised Procurement (DCP) of paddy to be implemented in Bongaigaon and Biswanath districts by Assam Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd (AFCSCL) during Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2023-24 at an estimated cost of 1.69 crore.

A tripartite agreement to be signed among the Government of Assam, Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Department of Food, Public Distribution, Government of India. Under the DCP system, the designated agency shall procure paddy from farmers at MSP, mill the paddy in designated rice mills and send the rice to designated go downs. The distribution process will be taken up by the Commissioner of Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs via designated Fair Price Shops (FPS)

“ Rule 4 of the Assam Food Security Rules, 2022 to be amended as part of the Government's efforts to provide free rice to underprivileged households The proposed amendment will ensure that State Government Muster Roll employees, daily wage earners and retired Grade-IV employees of Central and State Government, and contractual employees with annual family income of less than 4 lakh will be eligible for benefits under NFSA,” the cabinet has decided.