KEY DECISIONS
January 1, 2024
Tariff subsidy of ₹200 crore to be provided to APDCL
To ensure selection of well-qualified candidates, guidelines approved for appointment of Anganwadi Supervisors against 25% of total posts of Supervisors from among in-service Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) under General Area districts
A proposal to be submitted to Govt of India for inclusion of Madahi community under Kachari tribe at serial no. 5 of ST list in Assam (including the Bodoland Territorial Region and excluding the autonomous districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao)
Land to be settled in favour of 1,194 indigenous, landless families in Tinsukia, Lakhimpur, Darrang, Sonitpur, Dhemaji, Biswanath, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup(M), Kamrup, Morigaon, Dhubri, Karimganj, Barpeta and Bajali districts in both urban and rural areas under Mission Basundhara 2.0
Timeline for disposal of cases under Mission Basundhara 2.0 extended till 15 January 2024. All successful cases should pay premium up to 31 January 2024. Else, the settlement offered will stand cancelled for non-payment of premium
VGR/PGR land to be de-reserved and equivalent quantum of land to be reserved as VGR/PGR
January 7, 2024
22 January 2024 declared “dry day” on account of the inauguration of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya
Assam State Civilian Awards to be announced on Magh Bihu
Recommendation to be made to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India to provide constitutional status to Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council, Mising Autonomous Council and Tiwa Autonomous Council
30% seats to be reserved for candidates belonging to Tea Tribes and Adivasi community on merit basis as a one-time consideration in the recruitment of contractual staff in the Programme Management Unit (PMU) to be set up under the Tea Tribes and Adivasi Welfare department
To assist rural women entrepreneurs, approval to guidelines for Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan for promotion of members of self-help groups (SHGs) as rural women entrepreneurs to be implemented by Assam State Rural Livelihoods Mission (ASRLM) Society under P&RD Department
For sustainable and efficient management of Amrit Sarovars, responsibilities for managing and maintaining Sarovars constructed under Mission Amrit Sarovars (Assam Model) to be assigned as under:
Educational institutions, religious institutions, tea gardens and Govt-registered cooperative societies for managing and maintaining Sarovars located on their lands
Forest Department to automatically assume ownership of Sarovars constructed in forest areas. However, Forest Department advised to consider the community rights of forest dwellers and forest villagers as per Forest Rights Act
For Sarovars on government lands, excluding institutional lands, assets will be under the ownership of Gaon Panchayats/equivalent local-level bodies of Autonomous Council in Sixth Schedule areas
Ex-gratia compensation to be paid to next of kin (NoK) of polling personnel who died or sustained injuries while performing duty during Panchayat Election
Approval to amendment of Rule 4 of the Assam Food Security Rules, 2022 as part of the Government’s efforts to provide free rice to underprivileged households
Administrative Approval for JICA-assisted Guwahati Sewerage Project (187 MLD) for introducing planned sewerage collection and treatment facilities in Guwahati
To encourage higher studies among students from economically weaker backgrounds, approval to the some important matters under Pragyan Bharati scheme
MoU to be signed between Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) and Singapore Corporation Enterprise (SCE), an agency of the Government of Singapore for tapping into Singapore’s expertise in urban planning, management, and development
January 22, 2024
The entire Cabinet will pay a solemn visit to Ayodhya on 22 February 2024 for darshan of Ram Lalla
New State University up at Gohpur Swahid Kanaklata Baruah University to be set up at Gohpur. A draft Bill “Swahid Kanaklata University Bill” will be placed in the next Assembly session.
VGR/PGR land to be de-reserved and equivalent quantum of land to be reserved as VGR/PGR in Golaghat district
Land to be settled in favour of landless indigenous families in Sonitpur, Tinsukia, Dhemaji, Nagaon, Biswanath, Kamrup (M), Kamrup, Bongaigaon, Goalpara and Dhubri districts under Mission Basundhara 2.0
SOPD-G fund (Normal works) of ₹400 crore to be released as second instalment to Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) for FY 2023-24 under Grants No.78 for all-round development of Bodoland Territorial Region
To curb leakage of question papers and use of unfair means during public examinations, approval to The Assam Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Bill, 2024
For seamless promotion of Assistant Professors of Provincialized Colleges, recommended candidates to be promoted as per provisions of Government with 8 November, 2023 being the eligibility cut-off
January 31, 2024
To decongest Guwahati, administrative approval for construction of a flyover at Cycle Factory junction and its extension up to Lal Ganesh Market on Guwahati-Garbhanga Road for ₹376.11 crore
Approval to the Assam Tourism (Development and Registration) Bill, 2024 for revitalising and promoting tourism industry
To remove the provisions of Village Councils, approval to
1) Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (Amendment) Bill, 2024
2) Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council (Amendment) Bill, 2024
3) Deori Autonomous Council (Amendment) Bill, 2024
4) Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council (Amendment) Bill, 2024
5) Tiwa Autonomous Council (Amendment) Bill, 2024
6) Approval to the Mising Autonomous Council (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to remove the provision of Village Council and increase the strength of General Council retaining the ratio of ST representation as per the existing Act
To ensure proper maintenance and operation of urban public water supply (PWS) schemes, such schemes located in Municipalities to be transferred from PHED to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) that would henceforth operate and maintain such schemes.
