STATE CABINET DECISIONS

The Assam State Cabinet has announced a series of welfare, ecological, administrative, and economic initiatives aimed at addressing social needs, ecological preservation, infrastructure, and inclusive growth.

Key Cabinet Approvals:

1. ‘Shraddhanjali’ Scheme

  • Purpose: Facilitate legal, coordinated transportation of deceased persons who die outside the state while working or studying.
  • Target group: Primarily low-income youth; also covers deaths due to accidents or murder.
  • Exclusion: Deaths during medical treatment outside Assam are not covered.
  • Nodal Agency: Assam Police Special Branch.
  • Nodal Officer: DIG-level officer to oversee implementation.
  • Reporting Mechanism: Family members can report via local administration, police, or by calling 112.

2. Environmental Conservation Initiatives

  • Urpad Beel (1,256 Ha), Goalpara: Approved for notification as a Proposed Reserve Forest (PRF) under Section 5 of Assam Forest Regulation, 1891.
  • Hasila Beel (245 Ha): Approved as PRF; public allowed one month to file claims and objections.
  • Significance: Enhances protection of wetlands, biodiversity and ecological sensitivity in Assam.

3. Rabha Development Council

  • Purpose: Welfare of Rabha community residing outside the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC)

4. Anganwadi Supervisor Recruitment Reform

  • Reservation: 50% of Supervisor posts to be filled from eligible serving Anganwadi workers with:
    • Minimum 10 years of experience.
    • Graduation degree (Arts, Science, Commerce or allied).
  • Remaining 50%: Through direct recruitment via State Level Recruitment Commission (Class III).

5. Transgender Inclusion

  • Status Granted: Declared Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC) in Assam.
  • In line with: Supreme Court directives.
  • Identity Verification: District Commissioners to issue Transgender ID Cards based on proof of being original residents of Assam.

6. PM POSHAN Honorarium Hike

  • Beneficiaries: Cook-cum-Helpers under PM POSHAN scheme.
  • Revised Honorarium: Increased from ₹500 to ₹1,000/month (additional), effective Oct 2025.
  • Total Monthly Amount: Now ₹2,000/month, for 10 months per year.

7. Extension of “Apon Ghar” and “Apon Bahan” Schemes

  • Eligible Employees:
    • Regular and contractual employees (till age 60) of:
      • National Health Mission (NHM)
      • Samagra Shiksha Axom
      • Three state power utilities.

8. Hinduja Renewables Energy Project

  • Approval for: Allotment of land for 900 MW off-stream Pumped Storage Project (PSP).
  • Location: West Karbi Anglong district.
  • Investment: Approx. ₹5,400 crore.

9. Assam Industrial and Green Growth Fund

  • Nature: SEBI-registered Alternate Investment Fund (AIF).
  • Total Size: ₹3,000 crore.
  • Anchor Investment: ₹500 crore, to be infused in phases.
  • Objectives:
    • Mobilize long-term capital.
    • Promote sectors like:
      • Renewable energy
      • Green infrastructure
      • Agro-tech, MSMEs, tourism
      • Priority startups.

Significance

  • These decisions reflect Assam’s multidimensional focus on:
    • Social equity and inclusion (transgenders, low-income migrants).
    • Environmental sustainability (wetland conservation).
    • Welfare administration (Anganwadi reforms, cook honorarium).
    • Economic growth (renewable energy, infrastructure funding).
    • Community development (Rabha Council).

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