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Tea Garden Leader to Develop Northeast

  •   Tue, Jul 12 2011 02:55:35 PM

Guwahati, Jul 12 (IANS): Paban Singh Ghatowar, a veteran Congress leader from Assam who was inducted into the central council of ministers Tuesday, is a tea garden leader from the northeast.

Ghatowar, 59, the new minister of state with independent charge of the Development of Northeastern Region (DoNER), has represented the Dibrugarh parliamentary seat for five terms since 1991.

He became deputy minister, labour, in 1991, and then took charge as deputy minister, Health and Family Welfare, in 1993.

In 1995, his status was upgraded when he was inducted as union minister of state, health and family welfare.

Ghatowar was president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee in 2002. His wife Jibantara Ghatowar is a legislator in Assam.

Ghatowar joined the Congress in 1986 but was associated with the various trade unions during college days. He actively led the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha, the apex union representing nearly 800-odd tea gardens in Assam.

  

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  • UTPALAKONWAR,RTD,PROF,NCERT,NEWDELHI, MIRAROAD,MUMBAI

    Tue, Jul 12 2011

    excellent that a vibrant leader of nestates will be the head of the DONEAR.It is a very challenging job, particularly in the terrorinfested areas, where development need to have a futuristic approach for which a roadmap based on the demands and aspirations of the community in the global economic world should be prepared.Implementaion strategies ,involving the youths and veterans in every areas of education, healthcare, rural economyare to be involved.

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