The Assam Cabinet on August 2 took several key decisions in the field of education, tourism, industry, sports and others.
Assam Cabinet Takes Key Decisions
While speaking to media persons, state Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said, “The state cabinet had decided to upgrade 116 tea garden model schools as government schools, to conduct TET cum recruitment examination for recruiting teachers in the secondary level schools, to form Governing body in engineering colleges, polytechnics in the state, to appoint head teacher in the primary schools etc.”
Tourism Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah said that the state cabinet had decided to provide subsidies on bank loans to purchase vehicles for government employees, to send recommendations to the centre to list the state-listed OBC communities in the centre list.
He further said that the Tourism Information Officer and Assistant Tourism Information Officer will be designated as Tourism Development Officer and Assistant Tourism Development Officer.
On the other hand, Industries and Commerce, Sports Minister Bimal Borah said, “For development in the industry sector in the state, the Assam Cabinet on Wednesday decided to sign MoUs with five companies worth around Rs 3000 crore which will generate 4750 employment.”
“A world-class Badminton centre will be established in North Guwahati and Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma will inaugurate the centre on August 11,” Bimal Borah added. Several other important decisions were taken in the cabinet meeting, including Rs 2,930 crore granted for five mega industrial parks, new schedule of offences included to check corruption, among others.
