The Bill seeks to amend the Assam Official Languages Act, 1960 by inserting a brand new Section 5B.
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The Assam Cabinet has given its nod to recognise Manipuri as an associate official language in four districts of the State.
It permitted the Assam Official Language (Amendment) Bill, 2024 which seeks to recognise Manipuri as an associate official language in Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi and Hojai districts.
The Bill seeks to amend the Assam Official Languages Act, 1960 by inserting a brand new Section 5B.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the choice taken at a late-night Cabinet assembly chaired by him was in the curiosity of defending, preserving and selling the cultural, social, and linguistic id and heritage of the Manipuri individuals dwelling in Assam.
To defend the pursuits of the tribal communities, and in line with the provisions of the National Education Policy, 2020, the Council of Ministers additionally determined to introduce Mising, Rabha, Karbi, Tiwa, Deori and Dimasa languages as mediums of instruction in the foundational stage of faculty schooling.
The resolution will profit college students of the tribal communities by enabling them to examine their languages on the college degree, in accordance to the record of the Cabinet selections posted by the Chief Minister on X.
To defend the land rights of indigenous communities, individuals of Ahom, Koch Rajbongshi and Gorkha communities, who’ve been occupying land prior to 2011, might be included in the record of protected courses of individuals in Balipara tribal belt.
The Cabinet additionally permitted the rules for the Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan (Urban) which might be carried out by Assam State Urban Livelihood Mission Society in three phases for promotion of girls self-help teams (SHGs) members as city girls entrepreneurs.
The Council of Ministers additionally permitted the sanction of ₹1,000 crore for Mega Mission Society-Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana out of the overall allotted Budget for the yr 2023-24 to assist rural girls entrepreneurs and increase the agricultural economic system.
“This will help create self-employment opportunities and entrepreneurship among low-income youth and women across the State, thereby contributing towards the rural economy,” the CM stated.
The Cabinet additionally determined to approve the sanction of ₹274 crore for infrastructure tasks below the Assam Infrastructure Financing Authority (AIFA).
The Cabinet additional determined to arrange Assam Veterinary and Fishery University by bifurcating the Faculty of Veterinary Science and the College of Fisheries Science from the Assam Agricultural University at Jorhat.
The Council of Ministers additionally determined to reorganise and rename the prevailing divisions and subdivisions of the Public Works Department (PWD) in line with the Election Commission of India’s notification for delimitation of meeting constituencies in the State to facilitate efficient administrative and technical administration of the division’s flagship tasks.
The Cabinet determined to increase a mortgage quantity of ₹59.27 crore from the National Housing Bank (NHB) for tasks sanctioned below Urban Infrastructure Development Fund.
It was additionally determined to create the Chief Minister’s Atmanirbhar Asom Abhijan Society (CMAAAS) below the Industries and Commerce division to guarantee environment friendly implementation of ‘Atmanirbhar‘ tasks.
