Cabinet decisions held on November 23, 2025

Cabinet decisions held on November 23, 2025

DD TIMES Dispur, November 23: The Cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Dr. Biswa Sarma at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Dispur this evening took the following decisions:
The State Cabinet has approved the Assam Non-Government Educational Institutions (Regulation of Fees) (Amendment) Bill, 2025, aimed at strengthening the regulation of fees charged by private educational institutions and ensuring that all non-government educational institutions, including those established and managed by minorities under Article 30(1) of the Constitution of India, are subject to transparent registration, fee fixation, and periodic renewal as mandated by law.

These measures aim to promote equity and affordability in education, ensuring that all private institutions operate within a fair and regulated framework, protecting the interests of students and parents.

The State Cabinet has approved the Assam Education (Provincialisation of Services of Non-Teaching Staff of Venture Educational Institutions) (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to provide for annual enhancement of fixed monthly salaries of provincialised non-teaching staff working in venture educational institutions introducing a provision for six per cent annual enhancement. This amendment is intended to offer financial relief and career progression to non-teaching employees, addressing long-pending demands for salary revision and improving their morale and service motivation.

The proposed amendment will benefit 3,093 non-teaching employees serving in provincialised educational institutions across the State.

The annual financial implication of the proposal is estimated at Rs. 2.47 crore for secondary-level institutions and Rs. 0.89 crore for elementary-level institutions.

The State Cabinet has approved the Assam Elementary and Secondary Schools Teachers’ (Regulation of Posting and Transfer) (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which provides for relaxation in the mandatory service period for female teachers serving in remote and difficult border areas of Assam. Under the amended provision of Section 7(a) of the Principal Act, 2020, female teachers who have completed five (5) years and for male Teachers who have completed seven(7) years of continuous service in border districts adjoining Bangladesh, particularly Dhubri, South Salmara, and riverine island areas, will now be eligible to apply for transfer to their home districts or nearby contiguous districts.

This amendment reduces the earlier mandatory service requirement of ten (10) years, thereby providing greater flexibility and relief to women educators serving in challenging terrains with difficult living and connectivity conditions.

The State Cabinet has approved the establishment of “NERIM University, Assam” under The Assam Private University Act, 2007 (Assam Act No. XII of 2007). The University will be established as a self-financing private university to impart quality higher education and promote research, innovation, and professional learning in Assam. Upon Cabinet approval, the NERIM University Bill, 2025 will be introduced in the Assam Legislative Assembly for enactment.

The State Cabinet has approved the establishment of Azim Premji University, Assam, along with the Azim Premji University Bill, 2025, paving the way for the creation of a major philanthropic, not-for-profit higher education institution in the State. With Cabinet approval, the draft Azim Premji University Bill, 2025 will now be placed before the Assam Legislative Assembly.

The State Cabinet has approved introduction of the Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holdings (Amendment) Bill, 2025 before Assam Legislative Assembly, which seeks to exclude labour lines (garden labour colonies) from the definition of “purposes ancillary to special cultivation” in tea estates. This landmark amendment aims to ensure secure land rights for tea garden worker families by allowing the State to resume labour line land and settle it exclusively with verified worker households. As part of the reform each tea garden worker family residing in labour lines will be eligible for settlement. A total of 2,18,553 bighas of land across 825 tea estates and 3,33,486 tea worker families are expected to be benefitted under this historic piece of legislation.

The State Cabinet approved the introduction of the Karbi Welfare Autonomous Council Bill, 2025, before the Assam Legislative Assembly to create a Karbi Welfare Autonomous Council for Karbi people living outside the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) area.

The State Cabinet has approved the allotment of 8 acres of land on lease for 99 years, free of cost, to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) for the construction of a permanent campus of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jagiroad, in Morigaon district.

The State Cabinet has approved the Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) Policy of Assam, 2025, aimed at positioning Assam as the leading aviation MRO hub of Northeast India by 2030. The Policy envisions the establishment of at least three world-class MRO facilities catering to both civil and defence aviation sectors, attracting cumulative investments of around Rs. 1,500 crore and generating over 1,000 skilled jobs by 2030.

The State Government has approved to constitute a High Powered Investment Committee headed by the Chief Minister for high-value investments of Rs 10,000 crore and above to serve as the apex mechanism for policy-level facilitation, expedited clearances, customised incentive structuring where required, and continuous support for such strategic projects.

The State Cabinet has approved the introduction of Assam Fire and Emergency Services Bill, 2025, before Assam Legislative Assembly, to ensure efficient maintenance of Fire and Emergency Services and strengthen fire prevention and life safety measures in buildings and premises across Assam.
The State Cabinet has approved placing the Mehta (Unofficial) Judicial Commission of Enquiry Report on the incidents related to the 1983 Assam Election violence before the Assam Legislative Assembly in the upcoming session. The report was submitted by the three-member unofficial Judicial Commission, comprising:
Shri T. U. Mehta, Retired Chief Justice, Himachal Pradesh High Court;
Shri Ganesh Chandra Phukan, Retired IAS Officer and
Former Secretary, Finance Department; Shri Rayhan Shah, Retired Professor, Cotton College.

The State Cabinet has approved placing the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Assam Amendment) Bill, 2025 before the Assam Legislative Assembly, paving the way for permitting the traditional Buffalo fight (Moh Juj) during Magh Bihu celebrations, similar to the Jallikattu event in Tamil Nadu.