Home
Organisational Setup
Vision Mission
Achievements
Constraints Problems
Activities
Tenders
Outlay Budget

	Irrigation Scheme Categories
	Major/Medium Schemes
	Minor Irrigation Schemes
	Proposed schemes

ORGANISATIONAL SETUP

Irrigation Department,Government of Assam is the
Custodian of all the irrigation schemes in the
State of Assam. The Department executes the
works, operate the schemes and also maintain
them. The department is normally under the direct
control of one Minister of Cabinet rank.

The Commissioner/Secretary, Irrigation Department looks after the Administrative and Technical matters assisted by Deputy Secretary, Under Secretary and other supporting secretarial and professional staffs at different levels.

The department level organization is under control of two Chief Engineers, one in charge of minor schemes and other in charge of major/medium schemes and establishments of the department with Head Quarter at Guwahati. The Chief Engineer is again assisted by Additional Chief Engineer, Superintending Engineer, Executive Engineer, Assistant Executive Engineer, Assistant Engineer and Junior Engineer normally posted in the fields. Besides, there are other Segments like Quality Control, Investigation and Monitoring, which are under the control of Additional Chief Engineers assisted by supporting technical hands as well as general staff.

Total categorywise manpower structure of Irrigation Department as on 31stMarch,2004 is shown below :

Sl. No.	CATEGORY/CLASS	SANCTIONED STRENGTH
1.	Class I	995 nos.
2.	Class II	536 nos.
3.	Class III	7297 nos.
4.	Class IV	12166 nos.