Assam Secretariat renamed Janata Bhawan

Guwahati: The Assam Secretariat Complex has been renamed as ‘Janata Bhawan’ by the state government vide a notification on Wednesday. The order will come into force with immediate effect, an official release said here. The state government had decided to rename the Assam Secretariat Complex as ‘Janata Bhawan’ at a meeting on December 29 last. After the capital of Assam was shifted from Shillong to Dispur, following creation of Meghalaya (from Assam in 1972), the Assam State Secretariat Complex was functioning for 32 years from renovated tea warehouses. The Assam State Secretariat Complex was christened as ‘Janata Bhawan’ by then Congress chief minister Sarat Chandra Sinha until a permanent multi-storey, modern Secretariat complex was constructed in the adjacent area. (PTI)