Something that the people of Assam was asking from a long time. The Bill proposes to give assurance, safeguarding, protection, support, rebuilding, improvement and advancement of the State legacy locales and items — other than those announced by or under the law made by Parliament to be of national significance or those secured under the ‘Assam Ancient Monuments and Records Act-1959’. The preservation of Assamese heritage building would be great.
The Assam government has planned to bring a legislation in the next Assembly session to protect various heritage sites of the state. As per reports, the government has already prepared the draft bill and it will be placed in the next cabinet meeting.
‘The Assam Heritage (substantial) Protection, Preservation Conservation and Maintenance Bill, 2020’ was set up by the Directorate of Archeology.
Preceding its drafting, Archeology Minister Keshab Mahanta had meetings with the CMO (Chief Minister’s Office) just as senior authorities of the other partner offices.
The legacy locales incorporate xatras, cloisters, stupas, naamghars, masjids, dargahs, and places of worship other than socio-social establishments and home structures having customary models just as landmarks and their regions.
The Bill likewise incorporates antiques, figures, artistic creations, painstaking work, and original copies that have been in presence for at the very least 75 years as on the date of coming into power of this Act.