The state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held in Dibrugarh on Monday took the decision to set up a Chief Minister’s secretariat in Dibrugarh and a Raj Bhavan in Tezpur in addition to the existing ones in Dispur. This was among the slews of decisions taken during the cabinet meeting held at the deputy commissioner’s conference hall. Announcing the decision at the conclusion of the cabinet meeting, the Chief Minister said, “A permanent CM’s Secretariat office will
be set up in Dibrugarh. The CM’s secretariat which is now functioning from Dispur will also operate from Dibrugarh. The Chief Minister will have to sit in the new secretariat twice or thrice a month. Moreover a new Raj Bhavan will also come up in Tezpur. We all know that Dibrugarh is an economic hub while Tezpur is a cultural hub. The decision will immensely benefit the people.”
