Assam Cabinet meets at Dispur, decide to focus on Gorukhuti

The Assam Cabinet in its meeting on December 3 took several key decisions. Each minister of the Assam cabinet will be visiting Gorukhuti at an interval of ten days to take stock of the progress of multipurpose agriculture project coming up there. The meet which was chaired by Chief Minister of Assam Dr. Himanta Biswa […]

Key decisions taken in today’s Assam Cabinet; Read details

Several key decisions were taken by the Assam government during a Cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday. Here are the decisions taken by the Cabinet: Education Department As part of State government’s decision to begin classes for HS final, Degree final and PG final year from 1st […]

Several key decisions taken in Assam Cabinet meeting

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma chaired a cabinet meeting in Guwahati on Wednesday. Several key decisions were taken during the cabinet meeting. The decisions taken in the Assam cabinet meeting are as follows: From now onwards, the state anthem ‘O Mur Apunar Dekh’ will be played at the beginning of all government programmes, meetings […]

No lockdown in Assam, more restrictions to be put in place: Health Min Keshav Mahanta

In view of the rising COVID-19 cases in the state, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma chaired a crucial cabinet meet on Tuesday to assess the current situation. Taking to Twitter, CM Sarma informed, “Held a meeting with ministers & senior officers today to assess the #COVID situation in Assam and need to intensify containment […]

Assam: Check full list of cabinet ministers in CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s govt

The much awaited portfolio allocation for the new Assam Cabinet is out and while some of the ministers retained their departments the list does throw up a few surprises. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will be holding the portfolios of Home, Personnel, PWD and any other department not allotted to any other minister. Sarma along […]

Assam: Full list of ministers in newly formed Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government

Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, took oath as the state’s 15th Chief Minister of Assam along with 13 other cabinet ministers at the Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati. The new cabinet has ministers from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its alliance partners Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL). Many of those, […]

‘Madrasas in Assam will be dissolved, to operate as regular schools’: Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Assam Cabinet has on Sunday approved a proposal to close down all close all government-run Madrasas and Sanskrit tols in the State. As per the cabinet decision, the State Madrasa Board shall stand dissolved from the declaration of the result of examination to be held in 2021-22 and all their academic and administrative authority will […]

Bodo is now associate official language of Assam

Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday announced that the Assam Cabinet has decided to make Bodo the associate official language of the state. Sarma further informed that the cabinet has given approval for the constitution of Bodo Kachari Autonomous Welfare Council outside the 6th schedule area for the welfare of the Bodo […]

Assam Cabinet approves Rs 50-lakh insurance cover for journalists, home guards succumbing to COVID-19

The Assam Cabinet on Thursday approved insurance coverage to the tune of Rs 50 lakh for journalists, home guards and casual employees who succumb to COVID-19 while on duty. A meeting of the council of ministers, chaired by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, approved the proposal to provide insurance coverage to these categories, said Industry and […]