Assam Cabinet to visit Ram temple in Ayodhya on February 22

The Assam Cabinet has decided that it will visit the Ram temple in Ayodhya on February 22. This decision was taken in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday.

“The Cabinet expressed its heartfelt gratitude to the Honorable Prime Minister and congratulated the people of India on the auspicious occasion of the consecration of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya. A post shared by Sarma on Twitter said, the entire Cabinet will visit Ayodhya for the darshan of Ram Lalla on 22 February 2024.

The state cabinet also decided to provide land rights to indigenous families in ten districts of the state.

Under ‘Mission Basundhara 2.0’, land rights will be given to landless indigenous families in Sonitpur, Tinsukia, Dhemaji, Nagaon, Vishwanath, Kamrup (Metropolitan), Kamrup, Bongaigaon, Goalpara and Dhubri districts, the Chief Minister posted on X. . He said, 84 percent are from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and More Other Backward Classes.

The Cabinet approved the ‘Assam Public Examinations (Measures to Prevent Unfair Means in Recruitment) Bill, 2024’ to curb question paper leaks. It will be placed before the Assembly in the budget session starting from February 5.

The Cabinet also approved setting up of a new state university named ‘Swahid Kanaklata Barua University’ at Gohpur, the draft bill of which will be placed before the Assembly in the next session.

The Cabinet also approved the release of Rs 400 crore as the second installment to the Bodoland Territorial Council for 2023-24 for the all-round development of the areas under it.

For seamless promotion of Assistant Professors of Provincial Colleges, it allowed extension of date for submission of required papers by recommended candidates.

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