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Assam PWD minister has more assets than CM Gogoi
PTI
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The assets of Gogoi and some of his ministerial colleagues were put up in the government's portal today.

Gogoi has declared the value of his property to be Rs 54 lakh which include two residential plots and a building here and a flat in New Delhi.

According to the website, the chief minister has a total liability of more than Rs 18 lakh.
PWD minister Ajanta Neog has property of Rs 66 lakh, while Social Welfare Minister Akon Bora has assets worth Rs 19 lakh.

While the income statements were uploaded in the official website, there was no clear picture of the total income and expenditures of many of the ministers.

When contacted, a government spokesman said the website will be updated soon and only then a clear picture will emerge.

Other ministers have not disclosed their assets, while some of them have shown item-wise fractional display of properties and liabilities.

The assets of prominent ministers like Cultural Affairs Minister Bharat Chandra Narah, Transport Minister Chandan Brahma and Education Minister Gautam Bora and Labour and Employment Minister Prithvi Majhi were not available in the website.

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(Published 15 January 2011, 18:26 IST)