Assam Cabinet Clears Rs 303.69 Crore Welspun Unit in Kamrup, 300 Jobs Expected; Usha Mangeshkar Named First Bhupen Hazarika Award Recipient

The Assam Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has approved an investment proposal worth Rs 303.69 crore — yaani about $32 million — by Weetek Plastic Private Limited, part of the Welspun Group, to set up a manufacturing unit at Rangia in Kamrup district, expected to generate employment for about 300 people. The cabinet also instituted a national award in the name of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika, with singer Usha Mangeshkar as its first recipient.

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Guwahati, October 23 — The Assam Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Friday approved an investment proposal worth Rs 303.69 crore by Weetek Plastic Private Limited, part of the Welspun Group, to establish a manufacturing unit in Rangia in Kamrup district, IANS reported. The unit is expected to generate employment for approximately 300 people. The decision was announced following a cabinet meeting at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Dispur.

Source: IANS via HiIndia

Chief Minister Sarma announced the same decision at a press conference, putting the investment at Rs 300 crore and the expected recruitment at 300 people, ANI reported via LatestLY. 'The Assam cabinet has today approved an investment proposal. Welspun Group will establish an industry at Rangia in Kamrup district with a cost of Rs 300 crore. 300 people will get recruitment in this industry,' he said, according to ANI.

Source: ANI via LatestLY

Rs 303.69 croreApproved Welspun Group investment at Rangia (yaani about $32 million)

About 300Jobs the manufacturing unit is expected to generate

Rs 10 lakhCash prize of the new Dr Bhupen Hazarika National Award, given once every three years

November 29Date the first Hazarika award will be presented in New Delhi

The cabinet also announced that the state government will institute the Bharat Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika National Award to recognise outstanding contributions to music, arts and cinema, with singer Usha Mangeshkar selected as its first recipient, ANI reported. The award will carry a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh and a citation, will be conferred once every three years, and will be presented at the closing ceremony of Dr Hazarika's birth centenary celebrations at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on November 29, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferring it, the Chief Minister said, according to ANI.

Source: ANI via LatestLY

Among the other decisions, the cabinet approved the rules for elections to the Mising Autonomous Council and the Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council, and the State Election Commission has been advised to hold elections to both councils in November, The Guwahati reported. The cabinet also increased the cash prize of the Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev Award to Rs 15 lakh, the report said.

Source: The Guwahati

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