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, ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content
Buy September 2021 Issue

Already a Member? Login here

Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material before the last six months of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Be an Annual Subscriber

Related Content

News Snippets