Overview
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the new body will have financial and administrative powers to oversee the welfare of all 922 Satras
- The Satra Aayog’s final report, submitted June 9 after visits to 126 monasteries, identified over 1,898 hectares of illegally occupied land across 303 Satras
- Eviction operations and protective zoning measures have begun under Mission Basundhara 3.0, alongside legal land patta distribution to formalize monastery ownership
- The permanent commission is tasked with drafting a 25-year vision plan to revamp the institutional framework and ensure long-term sustainability of the monasteries
- Sarma emphasized youth engagement and urged larger Satras to support smaller ones in preserving Assam’s socio-cultural and spiritual heritage established by Srimanta Sankardeva