9th November 2025
Cabinet approves Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025
Statewide prohibition on polygamy (except Sixth Schedule Areas)
Compensation for women affected by illegal marriage
Up to 7 years’ imprisonment for violation
10 years’ imprisonment for concealing facts on previous marriage
Abettors, including Kazis, priests or guardians, punishable up to 2 years
Repeat offences will lead to double penalty
Cabinet has approved the Assam Startup & Innovation Policy 2025-30 with a 5-year outlay of ₹397 crore
Cabinet has accorded administrative approval for Phase-I construction of the Judicial Township at Rangmahal, North Guwahati Project Cost – 478.78 crore
Cabinet has announced 25 lakh for Uma Chetry in recognition of her exceptional sporting accomplishments
Cabinet has approved raising a loan of ₹373.39 crore from NABARD under RIDF-XXXI for projects under Water Resources and PWD (Roads)
Cabinet has approved enhancing the authorised share capital of AEGCL from ₹3,000 crore to ₹3,750 crore to support equity infusion for ongoing and upcoming power projects
Cabinet has approved 1,858 proposals under Mission Basundhara for settlement of Government Khas and Ceiling Surplus land to indigenous, landless families across 12 districts
Cabinet has approved 407 proposals for land settlement to indigenous, landless families across Sivasagar, Dibrugarh, Dhemaji, Biswanath and Hojai districts
Cabinet has approved one-time conversion of tea grant/periodic lands to periodic patta for 6 proposals in Dibrugarh district under Mission Basundhara 3.0
23rd November 2025
Cabinet has approved the Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) Policy to position Assam as the Northeast’s leading aviation MRO hub by 2030
Cabinet has approved introduction of the Karbi Welfare Autonomous Council Bill, 2025, fulfilling the 2021 MoS commitment for Karbi communities living outside the KAAC area
Cabinet has approved the Assam District Land Tribunal Bill, 2025, to set up independent tribunals for swift adjudication of protected class land disputes, with 90-day disposal targets and provision for appeal to the Hon’ble Gauhati High Court
Cabinet has approved constitution of a High Powered Investment Committee (HPIC) for projects of ₹10,000 crore and above to fast-track clearances, incentives and approvals
Approval of the Assam Education (Provincialisation of Services of Teachers and Re-Organisation of Educational Institutions) (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to strengthen verification, validate eligible schools, ease documentation, give Sixth Schedule relaxations, and raise Tutors’ pay by 6%
Cabinet has approved the 2025 Amendment Bill to strengthen fee regulation and ensure greater accountability in private educational institutions across the State
Cabinet has approved the 2025 Amendment Bill to provide a 6% annual enhancement in fixed monthly remuneration for provincialised non-teaching staff from the fifth year of service onwards
Cabinet has approved the 2025 Amendment Bill to relax the mandatory service period for female teachers serving in remote and difficult border areas
Cabinet has approved the establishment of NERIM University under the Assam Private University Act, paving the way for a new higher education institution in the State
Cabinet has approved the establishment of Azim Premji University and the Azim Premji University Bill, 2025, enabling a major philanthropic, not-for-profit university in Assam
Cabinet has approved introduction of the Bill to strengthen fire safety standards, emergency response, and compliance in buildings across Assam
Cabinet has approved placing the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Assam Amendment) Bill, 2025, allowing the traditional Buffalo Fight (Moh Juj) during Magh Bihu with regulatory safeguards
Cabinet has approved placing the Mehta (Unofficial) Judicial Commission Report on the 1983 election-related incidents in the upcoming Assembly session
Cabinet has approved amendments to decriminalise and rationalise minor offences across 16 Acts to promote Ease of Doing Business
Cabinet has approved introduction of the Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holdings (Amendment) Bill, 2025, excluding labour lines from ancillary land definitions in tea estates. Expected to benefit 3.33 lakh tea worker families across 825 estates
26th November 2025
Cabinet has approved the transfer of land at the Government Muga Farm, Khanapara, to the Cultural Affairs Department for establishing a dedicated museum for the Vrindavani Vastra, ensuring its proper conservation, interpretation and public display as one of Assam’s most revered cultural legacies
Cabinet has approved the report of the Group of Ministers pertaining to the proposal for granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to certain indigenous communities, for placing before the Assam Legislative Assembly and subsequent forwarding to the Ministry of Home Affairs
Cabinet has approved the Assam Survey & Settlement Training Centre Teachers’ Service Rules, 2025, to regulate recruitment, service conditions and career progression at ASSTC, Dakhingaon. The Cabinet has also approved filling six vacant Assistant Teacher posts at the centre
30th November 2025
Cabinet has approved the enhancement of the ex-gratia amount for the next of kin of deceased NHM employees from ₹5 lakh to ₹7.5 lakh. The enhanced amount will be met from the State Support Budget under NHM, strengthening social security support for families of frontline health workers
Cabinet has approved promulgation of an Ordinance to amend Section 58 of the North Lakhimpur University Act, 2023, allowing the first Registrar to hold office for three years or until a regular Registrar is appointed, whichever is earlier, to ensure uninterrupted functioning of the University
Cabinet has approved the upgradation of the fixed pay structure for 170 contractual employees of the five mini ITIs at Dudhnoi, Pathsala, Rangia, Biswanath Chariali and Titabor, by revising their base remuneration using a 3% annual increment (2015-2025) effective from 1 January 2026 for the next five years
Cabinet has approved settlement of Government land to 660 indigenous, landless families under the Mission Basundhara 2.0 review across Dhubri, Goalpara, Bongaigaon, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Nalbari and Barpeta
Cabinet has approved settlement in Government Khas and Ceiling Surplus land to 712 indigenous families under Mission Basundhara Perpetual Services across Sonitpur, Barpeta and Golaghat
