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Sarat Chandra Sinha
Sarat Chandra Sinha (1 January 1914 – 25 December 2005) was an Indian politician and Chief Minister of Assam. He was a leader of Indian National Congress, Indian National Congress (Socialist) and Nationalist Congress Party.
Sinha was born in a Rajbanshi family in Bhakatpara village of Chapar under Dhubri district. He belonged to a farmer family. Sinha started schooling from his village school. For secondary education, he attended a High school in Bilasipara known as Indra Narayan Academy Higher Secondary School, about 25 km from his home, a distance what he covered daily on foot or by bicycle. Sinha's father, Lalsingh Sinha ensured that his son always carried his slate and pencil while accompanying him to the paddy fields. Sinha learnt his arithmetic tables by counting his and his father's footsteps to the weekly village market. "Sometimes he would ask me to multiply the footsteps, sometimes divide," Sinha had said, recalling his childhood in a lengthy interview with All India Radio, Guwahati.
Sinha received his bachelor's degree from the Cotton College, Guwahati and subsequently moved to Banaras Hindu University for law education. After getting a law degree, Sinha came back to Guwahati and practised law for a short period and then switched to school teachings. Sinha began his career as a science teacher in a rural school after quitting his MSc in Kolkata in 1940. He was a Gandhian who wore khadi, and taught his students the art of making paper from straw, and was later in different positions from assistant teacher to headmaster in Dhubri district.
Sinha was elected to the Dhubri local board in 1945 and was later taken to Guwahati by veteran Congress leader Mahendra Mohan Choudhury, who then got him a Congress ticket to contest the state Assembly election of 1946. The party had given him Rs 750 as election campaign expenses, but on completion of the campaign, he returned Rs 250 that remained unspent. He was elected to Assam Legislative assembly four times from Bilasipara east constituency in 1946–52, 1962–67, 1972–78 and 1985–90.
Sinha was first made an interim Chief Minister in 1972 by Indira Gandhi and subsequently became an elected chief minister and served till 1978. He also served the Congress Party in various positions and capacities like the general secretary, vice-president, and president. He later joined Indian National Congress (Socialist) after the emergency era which was imposed by Indira Gandhi and became its national president in 1987.
As chief minister, Sinha shifted the state capital from Shillong to Dispur. He was also chief minister for the carve out of Meghalaya from Assam along with Shillong and the language agitation in 1972, a demand for the introduction of Assamese as the sole medium of instruction in Assam. He engaged unemployed local youth in the construction work of temporary Capital at Dispur. He made the decision to strengthen the Public Distribution System, and as a result 13,615 Nos. of Fair Price shop were established in Assam to distribute essential commodities. He also assisted in providing land and bank loans for landless people. He also started medium irrigation system like Kaldiya, Dekadang, Bardikariya, Jojloi Gaon, Kolong river irrigation scheme etc. In his regime power project in Assam increased up to 43 per cent due to establishment of Boanigaon, Kapili, Lakuwa, Longpi, Bongaigaon thermal project.
Sinha was involved in setting up the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital and Bongaigaon Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited. He believed in decentralisation of power and introduced Panchayati Raj in the State for the welfare of the backward communities.
The main grounds on which Gaurisankar Bhattacharyya tabled a No-confidence Motion against the Government of Sinha were: 1. profession and practice of the Government had proved to be diametrically opposite; 2. the basic necessities of life had not been assured to the masses; 3. the problem of unemployment had become more acute; 4. prices of essential commodities had risen to unprecedented and spiralling heights; (v) abuse of official positions for securing pecuniary and other benefits; 5. misappropriation of funds of the State; and (vi) maladministration in matters of public services. Leave to move the motion was granted on 29 November 1973. Seven members took part in the discussion held on 4 and 5 December 1973.
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Sarat Chandra Sinha
Sarat Chandra Sinha (1 January 1914 – 25 December 2005) was an Indian politician and Chief Minister of Assam. He was a leader of Indian National Congress, Indian National Congress (Socialist) and Nationalist Congress Party.
Sinha was born in a Rajbanshi family in Bhakatpara village of Chapar under Dhubri district. He belonged to a farmer family. Sinha started schooling from his village school. For secondary education, he attended a High school in Bilasipara known as Indra Narayan Academy Higher Secondary School, about 25 km from his home, a distance what he covered daily on foot or by bicycle. Sinha's father, Lalsingh Sinha ensured that his son always carried his slate and pencil while accompanying him to the paddy fields. Sinha learnt his arithmetic tables by counting his and his father's footsteps to the weekly village market. "Sometimes he would ask me to multiply the footsteps, sometimes divide," Sinha had said, recalling his childhood in a lengthy interview with All India Radio, Guwahati.
Sinha received his bachelor's degree from the Cotton College, Guwahati and subsequently moved to Banaras Hindu University for law education. After getting a law degree, Sinha came back to Guwahati and practised law for a short period and then switched to school teachings. Sinha began his career as a science teacher in a rural school after quitting his MSc in Kolkata in 1940. He was a Gandhian who wore khadi, and taught his students the art of making paper from straw, and was later in different positions from assistant teacher to headmaster in Dhubri district.
Sinha was elected to the Dhubri local board in 1945 and was later taken to Guwahati by veteran Congress leader Mahendra Mohan Choudhury, who then got him a Congress ticket to contest the state Assembly election of 1946. The party had given him Rs 750 as election campaign expenses, but on completion of the campaign, he returned Rs 250 that remained unspent. He was elected to Assam Legislative assembly four times from Bilasipara east constituency in 1946–52, 1962–67, 1972–78 and 1985–90.
Sinha was first made an interim Chief Minister in 1972 by Indira Gandhi and subsequently became an elected chief minister and served till 1978. He also served the Congress Party in various positions and capacities like the general secretary, vice-president, and president. He later joined Indian National Congress (Socialist) after the emergency era which was imposed by Indira Gandhi and became its national president in 1987.
As chief minister, Sinha shifted the state capital from Shillong to Dispur. He was also chief minister for the carve out of Meghalaya from Assam along with Shillong and the language agitation in 1972, a demand for the introduction of Assamese as the sole medium of instruction in Assam. He engaged unemployed local youth in the construction work of temporary Capital at Dispur. He made the decision to strengthen the Public Distribution System, and as a result 13,615 Nos. of Fair Price shop were established in Assam to distribute essential commodities. He also assisted in providing land and bank loans for landless people. He also started medium irrigation system like Kaldiya, Dekadang, Bardikariya, Jojloi Gaon, Kolong river irrigation scheme etc. In his regime power project in Assam increased up to 43 per cent due to establishment of Boanigaon, Kapili, Lakuwa, Longpi, Bongaigaon thermal project.
Sinha was involved in setting up the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital and Bongaigaon Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited. He believed in decentralisation of power and introduced Panchayati Raj in the State for the welfare of the backward communities.
The main grounds on which Gaurisankar Bhattacharyya tabled a No-confidence Motion against the Government of Sinha were: 1. profession and practice of the Government had proved to be diametrically opposite; 2. the basic necessities of life had not been assured to the masses; 3. the problem of unemployment had become more acute; 4. prices of essential commodities had risen to unprecedented and spiralling heights; (v) abuse of official positions for securing pecuniary and other benefits; 5. misappropriation of funds of the State; and (vi) maladministration in matters of public services. Leave to move the motion was granted on 29 November 1973. Seven members took part in the discussion held on 4 and 5 December 1973.
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