45-day training on driving for 6,600 youth; on completion subsidy of ₹1 lakh to purchase vehicles: Assam Cabinet

Aug 11: In a significant move, the state Cabinet on Wednesday decided to start 45-day training on Driving for 6,600 youths. Atleast 50 youths from each constituency will be provided this training which will be jointly organised by Transport & Skill Development Departments. The Cabinet further decided that on completion of the 45-day training, the trainees will get Driving Licenses and be eligible for Rs 1 Iakh subsidy to purchase commercial passenger vehicles.

The Cabinet Meeting chaired by Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma also took some other important decisions, which are:

• Towards 1 lakh jobs: Approval to appointment in 8,855 technical posts viz. doctors, nurses, paramedics, etc. in Health Department. The process will start in September, 2021
• DA hike: Enhancement of DA of State Govt employees & DR for pensioners from earlier 17% to 28%, an increase of 11%, with effect from July 1, 2021. This will cost the exchequer Rs 195 crore per month
• Leave of absence: Leave of absence of State Govt employees who were absent from their headquarters office prior to 20 March, 2020 due to COVID pandemic, to be regularised
• ‘Lalung’ to ‘Tiwa’: State Govt to request Central Govt to replace the word “Lalung”, enlisted as sub-tribe in ST, with “Tiwa”.