GENERAL INFORMATION

  Capital                    : Dispur                                   
  Area                       : 78,438 sq Km.
  Population                 : 22,414,322
  Principal Languages        : Assamese and Bengali
  Urbanization 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, Dispur, Dibrugarh, Jorhat
  
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,Dibrugarh,Tezpur,
                                              Jorhat, Silchar, Rilabari.
  
MAJOR INDUSTRIES/CROPS/MINERALS
  
  Industries  :  Tea, Exploration, Exploitation and Refining of Petro-
                 leum, Handlooms, Sericulture, Cane, Bamboo,  Carpentry,
                 Brass and Metal Crafts.
  
  Crops       :  Rice, Jute, Tea, Cotton, Oilseeds, Sugarcane, Potato.
  
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
  
  -    Transport grant upto 90% of the cost of transport, raw  materials
       and finished goods from selected points of industrial units.
  
  -    Assistance for the purchase of power generating sets upto a maxi-
       mum of Rs. 1 mln.
  
  -    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.
  
Contact Address
  
  The Secretary
  Department of Industries
  Government of Assam,
  Dispur, 
  Assam
  Phone : 91 361 61393
  Telex : 81 235 2237
  Fax   : 91 361 60900