Assam Cabinet Decisions: At the weekly Assam Cabinet, Assam Govt took many decisions pertaining to the revival of the Assam Flying Club, incentivizing PG medical students, facilitating speedy 5G rollout, improving public safety, ensuring the nutrition of children & women, making Diploma in Engineering equivalent to HS, etc.
Assam Cabinet Key Decisions:
Diploma in Engineering made equivalent to HS:
Recognition to 3-year Diploma in Engineering awarded by State Council of Technical Education (SCTE) as equivalent to Higher Secondary/Class XII (Science)
This will be applicable to all students of Polytechnics holding a Diploma in Engineering awarded by SCTE.
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→ Benefits
Will greatly benefit students obtaining Diploma from Polytechnics in various selection & recruitment processes where the minimum qualification is HS (10+2)
Will also encourage students to enroll in such vocational courses Grant for Mega Mission Society
270 cr sanctioned as Grant-in-Aid to Mega Mission Society
Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana for paddy procurement by Assam Food & Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd in an uninterrupted manner and also implement Mission Amrit Sarovar For the development of BTR
Release of SOPD-G fund (normal works) of approx. 361.42 cr to BTC as 2nd installment for FY 2022-23 for comprehensive development of BTR
At the weekly #AssamCabinet, we took many decisions pertaining to revival of Assam Flying Club, incentivising PG medical students, facilitating speedy 5G rollout, improving public safety, ensuring nutrition of children & women, making Diploma in Engineering equivalent to HS, etc. pic.twitter.com/sB4e2jvdSc
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Amendment to Medical Colleges of Assam (Regulation of Admission into Post Graduate Degree and Diploma Courses) Rules 2021:
approved to incentivize PG medical students to pursue pre and para clinical subjects This will allow reservation of 2 PG seats in each of the following departments for doctors working in State Health Service
Anatomy • Physiology • Biochemistry • Forensic Medicine Pharmacology • Microbiology • Community Medicine
Facilitating Infrastructure Development
For all-round development of Assam, approval to raising of approx. Rs. 414.42 cr loan by Govt of Assam from NABARD for following sanctioned projects
1,000 Model Anganwadi Centres in 35 districts: 223.80 cr
• 3 Rural Road Projects in 2 districts: 160.69 cr
39 Soil Conservation and Water Harvesting Projects in 20 districts: 29.91 cr
