Several key decisions taken in Assam Cabinet meeting held on Friday

Dec. 10: In the weekly Assam Cabinet on 10 December, several key decisions including reservation for women in ULBs, Govt jobs to kin of Majuli boat incident, improving water quality in eco-sensitive zones, providing water & sanitation in rural areas and facilitating growth of MSEs, among others were taken. The Cabinet Meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma. 

KEY DECISIONS:

Increasing Women Representation in Governance:

• Amendment to Assam Municipal Act, 1956 to provide women reservation for 10 years to enable active women participation in decision-making process
• Amendment to The Guwahati Municipal Corporation Act, 1969 to extend tenure of women reservation up to 10 years in direct elections to posts of Councillors of the Corporation

Boost to Agro-forestry:

• Assam Agro-forestry Development Board to be established for incentivising farmers/growers to take up planting of trees in their land
• It will serve as a platform to establish partnership among farmers, industry & other stakeholders

Land Allotment:

Allotment of land measuring 8.02 acre at Basistha under Beltola mouza, Dispur Revenue Circle to Heraka Seva Trust for construction of Rani Ma Gaidinliu Sanskriti Bhawan to promote unity among citizens.

Reforms in Home Dept:

Minimum educational qualification for the post of Female Warden under Directorate of Prison to be changed to “HSLC Passed” through an amendment to Assam Jail Service Rules, 1986.

Ensuring Water & Sanitation in Rural Areas:

• Approval to utilisation of Tied Component of 15th Finance Commission Grants
• Power bills of water schemes and remuneration for volunteers will also be borne by Tied Fund

Support to Kin of Majuli Boat Incident Victims:

Approval of Govt jobs to next of the kin of the deceased
• Ruprekha Bora Senapati, wife of late Indreswar Bora, offered Govt job at Kimin, Lakhimpur
• Madhumita Das, sister of late Parismita Das, offered job as Lecturer at SCERT

Facilitating MSE Growth: 
► Approval to Assam Procurement Preference Policy, 2021

• Purchase preference to be given to local Micro & Small Enterprises (MSEs) and Startups of the State
• MSEs entitled for price preference up to 20% over L1 will be eligible for supply of 25% of total tender value. Rest 75% of tender value will be allowed to L1
• Tender documents shall be issued free of cost
• 50% exemption from payment of Earnest Money
• 50% waiver in payment of Security Deposit

New Superspeciality Hospital:

Establishment of a superspeciality hospital at IIT Guwahati Campus in North Guwahati in association with IIT Guwahati.