Important decisions at Assam Cabinet Meet: Bill approved to found Safai Karmachari Commission

Guwahati, Dec 8: The Assam Cabinet on Wednesday (Dec 7) approved a bill to create a Safai Karamchari Commission and decisions related to providing financial benefits to pregnant women, monitoring drug prices, protecting Safai Karmacharis' rights and filling up vacancies in the Forest Department were also taken in the meeting.

 

 

 

 

For the first time in the history of Assam, the State Cabinet led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held the meeting at the historic Gandhi Mandap in Guwahati. The Assam Cabinet also renamed the Dergaon Police Academy as Lachit Barphukan Police Academy. The Chief Minister said as the site is dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, holding the meeting there provided us with the necessary motivation to carry out our constitutional obligations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Announcing the cabinet decisions, the Assam Chief Minister said that, earlier, the state cabinet had decided to introduce Adarani Seva for pregnant women, but many people don't use Adarani Seva. "Today, we have decided to transfer Rs 700 to all pregnant women to their bank accounts and around 5 lakh pregnant women of the state will get the benefit. We have approved Rs 361 crore for BTC as the first installment under the annual budget. The state cabinet has approved to set up Safai Karmachari Aayog for Safai workers for their development," Himanta Biswa Sarma said. 

 

Sarma further said that the state cabinet has approved Rs 525 crore for the construction of 162 new police stations in the state under the Moitry scheme. "We will build a new integrated police station at Palasbari where quarters of officers, and staff will be there," the Assam Chief Minister said. He also said that there will be no more optional papers in the Combined Competitive Examination conducted by Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).