Government of Assam

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

HILL AREAS DEPARTMENT 8th May,2018

1 2 Mandate of Hill Areas Department

• The Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) and North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) are being administered by the Hill Areas Department as the Nodal Department of the State Govt. for all round development activities of the people of Hill Areas.

3 Major Acts under the Department

Autonomous Council Acts:

1. The Assam Autonomous Districts (Constitution of District Council) Rules, 1951 as applicable to amended by the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council. 2. The Assam Autonomous Districts (Constitution of District Council) Rules, 1951 as applicable to amended by the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council. 3. The Karbi Anglong District Fund Rules, 1952. 4. The North Cachar Hills District Fund Rules, 1953.

4 Organizations under the Department

Hill Areas Department

Development Commissioner for Hill Areas

Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council

Assam Hills Small Industries Development Corporation

5 Area & Population (as per 2011 Census)

Area ( in Sq. Km.) Assam Karbi Anglong Dima Hasao Total District District Hill Areas 78,438 10,434 4,888 15,322 (19.53% of Assam) Population 3,11,69,272 9,56,313 2,14,102 11,70,415 (3.76% of Assam) ST Population 5,38,738 1,51,843 6,90,581 (56.33%) 70.92%) (59%)

6 Education LITERACY RATE OF ASSAM: 73.18% (78.81% male and 67.27% female)

LITERACY RATE OF KARBI ANGLONG DISTRICT : 87.37% (91.56% male and 82.92% female)

LITERACY RATE OF DIMA HASAO DISTRICT : 77.54% (83.29% male and 71.33% female)

7 Constitution of Autonomous Councils

 Article 244(2) read with the Sixth Scheduled to the Constitution of India provides administration of tribal areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.  Karbi Anglong District Council was set up on 17th November 1951 and later termed as Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council on 23rd June 1952.  North Cachar Hill District Council was set up on 29th April 1952 and was later renamed as North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council on 13th September 1995.  Both the Councils are constituted and function under The Assam Autonomous Districts (Constitution of District Councils) Rules, 1951 ( as amended).

8 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed with Govt. of India, Govt. of Assam and the council authority on 1st April 1995 Executive powers of 30 subjects/ departments have been entrusted to KAAC and NCHAC Greater Autonomy to Councils

9 Entrusted Subjects Subjects 1. Industry 9. Soil Conservation 17. Social Welfare 2. Animal Husbandry & 10. Co-operation 18. Flood Control Veterinary Department 3. Forest 11. Fisheries 19. Sports & Youth Welfare 4. Agriculture 12. P & RD including DRDA 20. Weight & Measure 5. P.W.D 13. Handloom & Textile 21. Food & Civil Supplies 6. Sericulture 14. Health and Family 22. Town & Country Welfare Planning 7. Education 15. Public Health 23. College Education a) Primary Education upto Engineering (General ) , including Library the level of Higher Services , District Museum & Secondary Education Archeology b) Adult Education

8. Cultural Affairs 16. Irrigation 24. Land Reforms

10 Entrusted Subjects

Subjects

25. Publicity / Public 27. Tourism 29. Excise relation

26. Printing & Stationery 28. Transport 30. Finance including Sales Tax on purchase of goods other than Newspapers, Excise, Professional Tax

11 Non-entrusted Subjects Subjects 1. Assam Plantation Crops 6. Assam State 11. Housing Board Development Corp. (APCDC) Transport Corporation Ltd. (ASTC) 2. Assam Hills Small 7. Science & Technology 12. Police Housing Industries Development Corporation (AHSIDC) Ltd. 3. Non Conventional Sources 8. Secretariat Economic 13. Tribal Research Institute of Energy. Services (TRI)

4. Khadi & Village Industries 9. Survey & Statistics 14. Labour Welfare

5. Geology & Mining 10. House sites 15. Employment Services

16. Craftsmen Training Besides there are inherent subjects like- Primary Education, Land Revenue, Forest, Local Taxes, etc. 12 Devolution of Fund

 After finalisation of fund for the State as a whole, the Transformation and Development Department earmarks 7.5% of state divisible plan fund (since renamed as SOPD) as the share of Hill Areas.  Development Commissioner for Hill Areas (DCHA) allocates the divisible fund among the development sectors of the two Hill Autonomous Councils in 70:30 ratio for Karbi Anglong and N.C. Hills Autonomous Council respectively.  The fund is released to the council in two six monthly installments by Hill Areas Department.

13 Devolution of Fund

 In order to enable both the Councils to finance the expenditure of the entrusted subjects, the State Government makes fund available as advance under the Head of Account “K” Deposit Advances, bearing no interest.

 Annual Action Plan according to the need of the Council concerned is prepared by the respective Council.

 Plan coordination, evaluation, monitoring, compiling, quarterly review are performed by the DCHA .

14 Release of fund during last two years under SOPD and Est. Exp. against Entrusted Departments (Rs in Crore) 2018-19 Flow of Fund 2016-17 2017-18 (Budgeted) KAAC SOPD 282.05 339.44 374.32

Est. Exp. 602.32 704.38 712.00

NCHAC SOPD 121.35 146.50 161.39

Est. Exp. 304.89 358.28 404.64

15 One time Special Assistance from NITI Aayog  Grants to be used to support and strengthen the delivery of basic civic services including water supply, sanitation, septic management, sewage and solid waste management, storm water drainage, maintenance of community assets/ roads/ foot path/ street lights/ burial and cremation grounds etc. During the year 2016-17 fund sanctioned :

• Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) Rs. 94.11 Cr • North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) Rs. 24.66 Cr 16 Total Rs. One time Special Assistance from Govt. of Assam  Over and above the Plan fund (SOPD) the Govt. of Assam has released an amount of Rs.100 Crore to KAAC and Rs.20.00 Crore to NCHAC during the year 2017-18.  This fund is earmarked for undertaking various developmental schemes such as maintenance of community assets/ roads/ foot path/ burial and cremation grounds, construction of rural mini stadiums, cultural halls etc.  During the financial year 2018-19, an amount of Rs.100.00 Crore and Rs.50.00 Crore has been budgeted in respect of KAAC and NCHAC respectively.

17 Major Schemes Under the Department Funded by Central Govt.

• Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR).

• Social & Infrastructure Development Fund (SIDF).

• Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP).

• Development Schemes implemented under Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) signed with UPDS and DHD.

18 Major Departmental Initiatives

• Construction of stadiums for encouraging tribal youths in the field of sports. • Construction of ethnic community centres for cultural practice. • Construction of integrated skill development centres . • Construction of composite ethnic village and eco park in Dima Hasao. • Construction of mini stadiums in rural areas in each of the MAC Constituencies under Karbi Anglong. • Construction of Library, Museum and Auditorium. • Construction of homes for orphans and destitute women.

19 Major Departmental Initiatives

• Up gradation of existing hospitals. • Projects for development of tribal handloom weavers. • Strengthening of Agriculture training infrastructure. • Extensive rubber plantation. • Milk processing plant at Dhansiri and Manja. • Plantation of trees in all educational institutions. • Minor irrigation projects in rural areas. • Strengthening of Tourism infrastructure such as tourist lodge, guest house etc.

20 Status of Corporation • There is a Corporation namely Assam Hills Small Industry Development Corporation (AHSIDC) under Hill Areas Department set up in the year 1968. • To set up Small scale industries in the hill districts to give benefit to local tribal people. • The Corporation suffered sickness during the period 2001-2012. • Started reviving from 2015-16 with loan from Govt. of Assam. • Products are pineapple juice, orange juice, mustered oil, citronella oil, packaged drinking water, pickles, spices under the brand name of KANCH. • Turn over for 2016-17 is Rs.2.95 Crore with net profit of Rs.33 Lakhs. 21 Memorandum of Settlement (MoS)

 Two MoS were signed with GOI, GOA and UPDS of Karbi Anglong on 25-11-2011 and with DHD (J) and DHD (N) of NC Hills on 08-10-2012 in New Delhi . An amount of Rs. 350 Crores (for 5 years) under KAATC package and Rs. 200 Crores (for 5 years) under DHATC package have been earmarked under the above MoS.

22 Ministry of DoNER, Govt. of India has sanctioned 10 Nos. of projects for Rs.20.60 Crore and retained 17 Nos. of projects involving an amount of Rs. 236.17 Crore under KAATC Package. Ministry of DoNER, Govt. of India has retained 10 Nos. of projects involving an amount of Rs.122.80 Crore and sanctioned an amount of Rs. 60.69 Crore under DHATC Package.

23 Areas for Development • Govt. of India sanctioned funds under Hill Areas Development Programme (HADP), Watershed Development Project for Shifting Cultivation Areas (WDPSCA) and Integrated Jhumia Development Project (IJDP) have brought immense growth to the tribal community. • However HADP has been discontinued since 2015-16 while WDPSCA and IJDP have been discontinued since 2011-12.

24 Thank You

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