Guwahati, Assam Chief Secretary Ravi Kota on Sunday said he has reviewed key governance reforms, development priorities and follow-up actions arising from the latest District Commissioners’ conference.
Kota, in a social media post, said that on deregulation and business reforms, progress under Deregulation 2.0, state BR and District BR was reviewed, with emphasis on regulatory simplification, ease of doing business and completion of pending reforms by December 31, 2026. A seven per cent reduction in e-Office pendency was noted, with 3,04,288 files remaining. The target of bringing all government offices under e-Office by January 1, 2027, was reiterated, he added.
On financial management, the meeting reviewed the Viksit Assam proposal, implementation of Green Cess, submission of annual accounts by societies and PSUs for GSVA computation, and progress under SNA-SPARSH.
Key areas of review included deregulation and business reforms, financial management, development priorities, sectoral councils, administrative reforms and Sixth Schedule Autonomous Councils, he said. Timely compliance, fiscal accountability and efficient utilisation of public resources were emphasised, Kota said. Focused interventions and outcome-based monitoring were emphasised, the chief secretary said. On administrative reforms, the meeting reviewed delegation of powers to Co-District Commissioners, Sewa Setu and e-Office implementation, and progress under Project Sadbhavana, Kota said.
