Gaon Bura

  • The Assam Cabinet announced that Gaon Buras, village-level functionaries of the district administration, will hereafter be called ‘Gaon Pradhans’.
  • The institution of Gaon Bura in Assam dates back to the colonial era, when the British appointed the oldest person in the village as the head.
  • The responsibilities initially included recording births, deaths, revenue collection, settling disputes, notifying circle officers if there is any encroachment on land, helping police investigates crime, ....
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