Boosting coordination and leveraging effective management of administrative activities, construction of the proposed Integrated Directorate Complex will start from 1st May at Betkuchi in Guwahati.
Senior officials of General Administration Department informed this to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal during a review meeting which was held in the Chief Minister’s Conference Room at Janata Bhawan on Tuesday.
To be set up with a financial outlay of Rs. 471 crore in an area of 31.4 bigha, the complex will have one twenty storey Twin Towers and will house 72 directorates.
Aiming at three years completion period, the complex will have state-of-the-art Convention Centre, Library, Yoga Centre, Auditorium and other modern infrastructure. The officials also informed that a decision has been taken to inaugurate the newly built New Delhi Assam House on April 15.
While chairing the review meeting, Chief Minister Sonowal directed the GAD officials to ensure timely construction of the Integrated Directorate Complex with all modern amenities giving due importance to its aesthetic appeal.
During the course of discussion, the GAD officials further informed the Chief Minister that enrolment for Aadhaar Card will roll out in large scale in the state from March 27. Presently, work for Aadhaar Card is going on in 141 selected banks of the state. Moreover, to expedite Aadhaar Card work and to make it more extensive, Government of Assam has divided the state into 10 different zones and the Deputy Commissioners have been designated as the Head of the Enrolment Agency. There will be enrolment centres at district, sub-division, circle and block level, the GAD officials informed the Chief Minister.