Jorhat
Kaziranga National Park
Guwahati , The State Capital
PROFILE OF ASSAM
GENERAL INFORMATION
Capital : Dispur
Area : 78,438 sq Km.
Population : 22,414,322
Principal Languages : Assamese and Bengali
Urbanisation Rate : 11.08%
Literacy Rate : 53%
State Domestic Products : Rs. 117360 mln (1992-93, At current prices)
Per Capita State Income : Rs. 5056 (1992-93, At current prices)
No. of Districts : 24
Cities : Guwahati, Jorhat, Dibrugarh,
INFRASTRUCTURE
Power Generating Capacity of the plants
(Located in the state excluding Multi State Projects)
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MW %
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Thermal : 539 100
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Total : 539 100
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Energy Requirement/Availability (mln. Units)
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1989-90 1994-95
(Estimated)
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Energy Requirement : 2,178 3,890
Energy Availability : 2,308 3,447
Surplus (+)/ Deficit (-) : +130 -443
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Number of Bank Branches : 1,137
Railway Route Per '000 Sq. Km. of Area : 30.2 Km.
Road Length Per '000 Sq. Km. of Area : 759 Km.
Airports : Guwahati ( International Airport) ,
Jorhat ,Dibrugarh,Tezpur,
Silchar, Lilabari.
MAJOR INDUSTRIES/CROPS/MINERALS
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Industries : Tea, Exploration, Exploitation and Refining of Petroleum, Hand looms, Sericulture, Cane, Bamboo, Carpentry, Brass and Metal Crafts. |
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Crops : Rice, Jute, Tea, Cotton, Oilseeds, Sugarcane, Potato. |
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
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Transport grant upto 90% of the cost of transport, raw materials and finished goods from selected points of industrial units. |
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Assistance for the purchase of power generating sets upto a maximum of Rs. 1 mln. |
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Special incentives for development of land and certain infra structural facilities at the rate of 10% upto Rs. 0.3 mln. |
FISCAL CONCESSIONS
Sales tax exemption for 7 years. - Concessional power tariff. - Single point clearance of industrial projects.
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