Assam Economic Advisory committee submits report outlining roadmap post COVID-19 lockdown
Guwahati/IBNS: The Advisory Committee for revitalisation of economy of Assam, constituted in the backdrop of the situations arising out of COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdown, under the chairmanship of former Additional Chief Secretary Subhash Das has submitted its report to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Guwahati on Monday.
After receiving the report, the Assam Chief Minister has announced of constituting a three-member ministerial committee under the chairmanship of state Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to study the recommendations of the report and suggest broad roadmap for their implementation.
The Assam government had constituted the advisory committee with seven members under the chairmanship of retired IAS officer Subash Chandra Das to assess the macro-economic and socio-economic impact as well as sector specific impact of COVID-19.
The committee after a detailed study of the prevailing situation of the state submitted its report.
Assam Chief Minister Sonowal said that the committee has submitted its report and believe that, they have recommended most of the practical points.
“To execute the recommendations in the field of action, the Assam government has constituted a three-member ministerial committee under the leadership of state Finance minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma and other two members are state Industry minister Chandra Mohan Patowary and Agriculture minister Atul Bora. The ministerial committee will go with the recommendations and discuss with the concern departments and will make a roadmap for implementation in future,” Sonowal said.
The Assam Chief Minister also said that the advisory committee has submitted its report within a short span of time.
The advisory committee considering all aspects of different sectors of the state which have borne the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic and taking into account of the views, suggestions and inputs from the government departments, members of the public and organizations has formulated two sets of recommendations namely short term and medium, long term recommendations.
The committee made the sector-specific recommendations on agriculture and allied sector, industries, trade and commerce, transport, tourism and hospitality, construction sector, employment including migrant labours
The recommendations also addressed concern of the staffs of small business, shops and establishments, trade and transport sector, workers and artistes in mobile theatre, film production, caterers, event managers etc.
The committee observed that as the economy needs to be made fully functional gradually, standard operating protocols, rules and guidelines need to be made for the sectors which are still closed with special emphasis on the opening of tourism and hospitality industry including hotels, restaurants with other personal care services and industries.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
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