On Friday, the Assam Government, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, convened its 100th cabinet meeting in 2.5 years, setting a benchmark.
The state government also held its longest cabinet meeting today, which lasted from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Addressing the media here in Guwahati, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “From 2002 to 2004, 52 cabinet meetings were held, similarly from 2005 to 2007, 50 cabinet meetings were convened, again from 2007 to 2011 (five years) 52 cabinet meetings were held, from 2011 to 2014 (three years) around 35 cabinet meetings were held, from 2015 to 2017, around 37 cabinet meetings were conducted, again from 2017 to 2020 around 31 cabinet meetings were conducted, and from 2020 to 2021, approximately seven cabinet meetings were held in the state. In total, there were 264 cabinet meetings held in the state throughout the course of these 20 years. However, by holding the 100th cabinet meeting in under 2.5 years, our government has been able to accomplish a significant milestone. I am optimistic that this administration will be able to surpass the number of cabinet sessions held between 2002 and 2021 during its term.”
The chief minister also informed that the cabinet has laid down the status of decisions of all previous 99 cabinet meetings.
“Today, we have introduced a booklet of our cabinet decisions. With today's cabinet meeting excluded, this government has made about 1238 cabinet decisions, of which 98% have been fully implemented,” added the chief minister.
