Assam: Bodoland Territorial Council chief allocates portfolios among council members

GUWAHATI

Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) chief executive member Pramod Boro allocated the portfolios among the newly elected council members on 1 January.

Boro also informed that the first executive council meeting would be held at Kokrajhar on 4 January.

Deputy chief executive member Gobindo Basumatary has been allotted the panchayat and rural development department as well as the small scale industry department of BTC.

Executive member Arup Kumar Dey has been allotted the health and family welfare department; Ranjit Basumatary has been given charge of the forest department, while Ukil Basumatary will handle affairs of the water resources department.

Likewise, executive member Diganta Baruah was allotted the irrigation department; Ghanashyam Das the agriculture department; Ranendra Narzary the transport department, while Gautam Das has been allotted the social welfare department.

The BTC chief executive member also launched an online grievance redressal system at the BTC Secretariat for addressing the concerns of the people.

(Edited by Christopher Gatphoh)