Satras to be rejuvenated by bringing more youth to their fold, Assam CM Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said after Satra Aayog submits final report to Government
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday announced that his government will constitute a permanent Satra Aayog which would be empowered financially and administratively to work for the welfare of satras. He said this after the 3-member Satra Aayog formed for reviewing and assessing the problems of Satra lands in Assam submitted its final report to Chief Minister Dr Sarma at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Dispur on Monday evening.
It may be noted that the Aayog formed on November 24, 2021, with Amguri MLA Pradip Hazarika as its Chairman and MLAs Mrinal Saikia and Rupak Sarma as its members, visited around 126 satras, examined the existing problems there and submitted the report, giving several recommendations.
Thanking the Satra Aayog for its final report, Chief Minister Dr Sarma said: “In the socio-cultural life of Assam, submission of the final report marks an important day for the state. I consider myself happy to receive the final report of the Aayog which reviewed and assessed the problems of Satra lands necessitated because of encroachment. The government will study the report very minutely and exhaustively to meet its recommendations”.
The Chief Minister on the occasion also announced that his government would constitute a permanent Satra Aayog which would be empowered financially, administratively to work for the benefits and welfare of the satras.
He also said that the Aayog will work on forming a 25-year-long vision plan to revamp the institutional framework of the Satras. The Aayog would also work to lend sustainability of the Satras across the state.
Chief Minister Dr Sarma also said that in socio-cultural and spiritual life of the State, Satras play an important role. He moreover said that Srimanta Sankardeva by introducing neo-vaishnavism, took crucial role in setting up the Satras for discussing and preaching culture and spiritual values across the state.
He also said that Srimanta Sankardeva, Madhavdeva, Sri Damodeva, Sri Harideva established the satras.
He said that today the Satras are confronted with various problems. However, no other government took the initiative to address the problems of the Satras. However, once the BJP led dispensation assumed power in the state, the government took steps to save the satras and lend vitality in them. Therefore, the present State government formed this Satra Aayog to find out the problems especially land encroachment that grapple the Satras across the state. He thanked the Satra Aayog for its exhaustive study, which would help the government to take remedial steps and protect the Satras.
The Chief Minister moreover, said that more youth should come to the fold of the Satra culture and lend more vitality to them. Taking the cognizance of the state of affairs of the smaller Satras, Dr Sarma said that bigger Satras should take upon themselves to help the small Satras.
They should also indulge in transformative works to empower all the satras to spread the tenets of vaishnavism. He said that it would be very difficult for the government to empower all the 922 satras, and, therefore, appealed to the people of Assam to work collectively to protect Satra lands and help them work for the mission they were established.
Agriculture Minister Atul Bora, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Keshab Mahanta, Cultural Affairs Minister Bimal Bora, Chairman of the Satra Aayog Pradip Hazarika, its members MLAs Mrinal Saikia, Rupak Sarma, several Satradhikars and host of other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
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