Assam Cabinet takes Key Decisions to 'Empower' Tea Tribe Community

Guwahati, February 12, 2020:

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal chaired a Cabinet meeting in Janata Bhawan, Guwahati. The Cabinet decided to provide regular pay scale and other Govt facilities to 623 contractual Supervisors and 12 Statistical Assistants under the Social Welfare Department.

To further empower students of the Tea Tribe community, the Cabinet approved the Simon Sing Horo Special Scholarship scheme of ₹ 10,000 each to HSLC and HS passed candidates belonging to the community.

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The Cabinet also approved the Swahid Dayal Das Panika Swaniyojan Achoni of granting one-time financial assistance of ₹ 25,000 for 15,000 youths of the Tea Tribe community.

In the meeting, the Cabinet approved provisions for construction of pucca houses for workers of the Assam Tea Corporation Limited gardens at the cost of ₹ 1.3 lakh per house.

The Cabinet resolved to increase allotment of agricultural land from 3 bighas to 7 bighas under the Land Policy 2019.

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Moreover, the Cabinet approved an amount of ₹ 20,000 each to install solar kits in those PMAY houses which do not have electricity connection.

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