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The Government of Assam is mulling a massive overhaul of the administration making the district as an administrative and economic unit.To give a major push in that direction, Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma held a preparatory meeting for the forthcoming three-day DCs conference slated to be held in Tinsukia from May 12 to 14.

The Chief Minister said the upcoming DCs conference will bring about a major transformation in the administration with the Office of the Deputy Commissioner becoming a fulcrum of administration. "Unlike the traditional and conventional way of functioning, the DCs will henceforth focus on improving the GDP of his respective districts, GST generation, raising of per capita income, power consumption, industrial activity, agricultural diversification, creation of industrial landbank et al," he quipped. "As per the directive of Prime Minister to the Chief Secretaries, the district has to become the focal point of administration. The DCs have to act as Chief Secretary of their respective districts with the state only facilitating it. It will be a model of decentralization of powers to the district administrative level," he added.

Sarma underscored the Deputy Commissioners to hold crime conference, encore meetings to contain drugs and other important issues such as completion of Aadhaar enrolment prior to the DC's conference. The Chief Minister made it crystal clear that based on the performance of the DCs on different parameters, an assessment report will be made which will form the basis of Annual Confidential Report (ACR).

The three-day upcoming DC's conference will have cluster level meetings of six to seven DCs with senior most secretaries, divisional commissioners, guardian secretaries spread in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and other places. A closed door session will be held on the last day where the Chief Minister, the Chief Secretary and DGP will be present.

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Government of Assam is mulling a massive overhaul of the administration making the district as an administ - The Economic Times