Assam Cabinet Amends Service Rules to Ban Polygamy for State Staff

way2barak, November 4: The Assam Cabinet on November 4 amended the Assam Services Discipline and Appeal Rules 1964 to dismiss government employees found practising polygamy and bar them from future government employment in the state.

In other decisions, the cabinet approved raising the upper age limit for ex-servicemen seeking entry into state government Grade 3 and Grade 4 posts to 45 years.

The cabinet also approved a Ropeway Development Agreement between National Highways Logistics Management Limited and the Government of Assam to create an institutional framework for developing ropeways along designated routes. The project includes a 1.43-kilometre route connecting Kamakhya Railway Station to Kamakhya Temple, and an 11-kilometre stretch from Khanapara to Guwahati Railway Station in Kamrup district.

Additional approved routes cover an 11-kilometre cable network from Ganganagar Part VII to Bhuban Pahar Mahadev, a 3.5-kilometre line connecting the Jatinga Bird Watching Tower to Hempeupet Peak in Dima Hasao district, and a 1.8-kilometre connection from Agnigarh to Bhairobi Mandir in Sonitpur district.

The cabinet sanctioned extra financial support to farmers at 200 rupees per quintal, increasing the total minimum support price to 2,640 rupees per quintal.

It also approved the recommendation for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe to examine the causes of the floods in Sivasagar and Charaideo districts in July 2026.

Furthermore, approval was granted for 154 land proposals across 13 districts for land settlement involving indigenous people, government institutions, and educational entities.

The cabinet authorised the de-reservation of 987 bigha of Village Grazing Reserve land in Dhekiajuli for allocation to landless labourers from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities. An equivalent area of government land will be earmarked as Village Grazing Reserve land to replace the de-reserved area.

Additionally, the cabinet approved allotting approximately 6,000 bighas of land in Nellie to establish Assam’s first Defence Park.