Various Welfare Schemes Announced In Assam

Assam government will be providing grants of Rs 10,000 each to a total of 6,953 puja pandals across the state. This was stated by  Minister Jayanta Mallabariuah after a cabinet meeting. Apart from those grants, foundation stones for 400 new school buildings, with 100 entirely new schools set to be established in the tea garden areas. The foundation stones will be laid between December 25, 2023 and January 10, 2024.

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A sum of Rs 7 crores  for each old school will be allocated for renovation. During the period when these foundation stones are to be laid, every cabinet ministers are to spend five days and nights in specific villages, chosen from different zones, to assess the practical implementation of welfare schemes.

Lands for 123 indigenous, landless families, with 105 of these families in Charaideo and 18 in Darrang, are to be provided. This initiative is a part of Mission Basundhara 2.0 and builds on the government’s efforts to provide housing security to landless families.

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To enhance the financial health of the Assam Financial Corporation (AFC), the outstanding loan amount of Rs 54 crore and outstanding interest of Rs 10.92 crore as of March 31, 2023, will be converted into equity capital.

The government is introducing an opt-in and opt-out system for Non Practising Allowance (NPA) for doctors under the Health Department. This will be provided once every five years, effective from January 1, 2024.