New Delhi: In a bid to advertise extra enrolment in state-run faculties, the Assam authorities on Friday determined to order 5 per cent seats in engineering faculties for college students who’ve studied in authorities faculties from class 7 to 12, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated. He made the announcement after the state Cabinet assembly in Tinsukia, the place he additionally shared different vital choices taken by his authorities.
He stated that though he had talked about through the briefing that seats will even be reserved in medical faculties, the official choices of the Cabinet posted by him on his official X deal with clarified that solely engineering faculties could have the 5 per cent quota.
He stated that the cupboard additionally authorized Rs 438.27 crore for 3 initiatives underneath the Industrial and Investment Policy of Assam, 2019, to spice up industrial progress within the state.
The three initiatives are a bamboo crash barrier manufacturing unit by Bhavya Shristi Udyog Pvt Ltd in Bongaigaon, a lodge by Tata Group in Kaziranga and a second Radisson Blu lodge in Guwahati.
He stated that these three initiatives will collectively create almost 1,400 new jobs. He additionally stated {that a} Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Authority of Assam might be shaped, headed by an IAS officer, to draw extra CSR funds to the state.
To simplify land-related points, the cupboard determined to harmonise various kinds of land into 5 classes, the CM stated. He stated that at the moment, there are about 100 nomenclatures to classify various kinds of lands, which ends up in confusion among the many individuals. He stated that any further, all land might be positioned underneath 5 classes.
He additionally stated that about 2.25 lakh persons are anticipated to have their land-related points settled by the top of ‘Mission Basundhara 2.0’, which is able to conclude on the finish of this month.
The cupboard additionally authorized the discharge of Rs 100 crore to Assam Tea Corporation Ltd towards the finances provision in 2023-24 for fee of curiosity on delayed deposit of provident fund to Assam Tea Employees Provident Fund Organisation.
To streamline the method of paddy procurement, Partial Decentralised Procurement (DCP) might be applied in Bongaigaon and Biswanath districts by Assam Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd throughout Kharif Marketing Season 2023-24 at an estimated price of Rs 1.69 crore, the CM posted on X later.
Among the opposite choices taken have been rising the higher age restrict for public prosecutors and extra public prosecutors by 5 years, and granting ration playing cards to retired fourth-grade authorities staff.
The chief minister additionally stated a number of choices focused on the growth of Tinsukia district have been taken on the assembly.
Among varied initiatives authorized have been a multi-level automobile parking, an interstate bus terminus and a truck terminal in Tinsukia city, and several other roads, bridges and a stadium in different components of the district.
Sarma additionally stated the following cupboard assembly might be held in Lakhimpur in January and in Nalbari in February, in step with his authorities’s choice to carry the sitting in numerous components of the state.
