Preamble
Shri Tarun Gogoi,
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam after assuming the power stressed the need for the
districts to have a “Vision plan” for next five years envisaging main thrust and
focus an “core competency” of each district in order to:-
(a) Generate rural
employment
(b) Develop physical
infrastructure
(c) Making Social Infrastructure functional and delivery system
effective.
Based on above, it has
been thoroughly examined the possibility of generation of rural employment by exploiting
the existing potentialities of Jorhat District by pooling the resources available at the
levels of individual, community and the Government. It has unfolded into both
opportunities and challenges as well.
District Vision Plan
for Jorhat:-
In the light of the
Government’s thrust and Hon’ble Chief Minister, Shri Tarun Gogoi’s special
focus to have a vision plan for the Jorhat, the following contents of vision have been
devised for Jorhat District in the year 2001.
a)
Tourism
b)
Drinking Water
c)
Economic Activities
d)
Irrigation
e)
Health
f)
Roads & Connectivity
g)
Jorhat Town area
However, during the last
18 months it has been observed that there have been some practical problems in pursuing
the same as there were some changes in the Government schemes. For instance, the Rajiv
Gandhi Drinking Water Mission’s schemes have been changed to Swajaldhara.
Now, unlike in previous
cases, a wide range of discussions have been taken place by involving the Departmental
officers, leading citizens, elected representatives and opinion makers for finalizing the
Vision Plan for the district.
Similarly, an attempt has been made to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of the
district by a SWOT analysis and the same is summarized as below: