GUWAHATI: The Assam government recently announced the formation of 39 new sub-districts, known as "Xama-Zilla" in Assamese, which will become operational from October 4.
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According to a notification signed by MS Manivannan, Commissioner and Secretary to the General Administration Department, these new sub-districts will be overseen by an Additional District Commissioner, with support from two assistant commissioners and a team of departmental officials and staff.
The 39 sub-districts will be spread across 21 districts, including Dhubri, Bongaigaon, Kamrup, Nagaon, Biswanath, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Tinsukia, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Cachar, Goalpara, Kamrup (M), Darrang, Morigaon, Hojai, Sonitpur, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, and Karimganj. Each sub-district will have its own headquarters, which will also become operational on the same date.
