The Assam cabinet on November 1 approved the Assam Private Security Agencies Rules, 2023, to improve the ease of doing business in the state.
Assam Cabinet Meeting
Through a release following the cabinet meeting, the state government informed that rules have been amended to incorporate modern technology, promoting the spirit of “ease of doing business”, and transparency for time-bound issue/renewal of PSARA licence as per the Model Rules, 2020 of Ministry of Home Affairs.
In another key decision, the Assam cabinet meeting decided on deduction of forest royalty to be fixed at 0.6 per cent of the total project cost when utilising minor minerals in a Public Water Supply Scheme under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).
The proposed standardised rate of forest royalty will ensure ease of royalty calculation and payment, besides ensuring timely progress of JJM projects, the release mentioned.