Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday had chaired a cabinet meeting in Guwahati where various important decisions were taken.
Among the decisions taken, the closing of all government-run madrassas and Sanskrit tols (schools) was one of them.
A bill in this regard will be tabled during the winter session of the State Assembly, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary informed.
“Existing laws related to madrassas and Sanskrit schools (tols) will be repealed. A bill will be introduced in the next session of the Assembly,” Patowary said.
The winter session of the Assam Legislative Assembly is set to commence from December 28, 2020. The following decisions were taken in the meeting of the Assam Council of Ministers:
- The holiday list for the year 2021 was approved by the Cabinet. General holidays will be 34 days and restricted holidays will be 31 days.
- The Cabinet approved the rehabilitation provision of erosion affected people. Grant will be provided in three categories i.e. Rs 5 lakh, Rs 1.5 lakh and Rs 1 lakh.
- Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) for the tea tribes at a determined cost per year will be set up.
- Formulation of Medical College and Hospital Critical Care Service Rule.
- The Cabinet decided to change nomenclature’ of ‘Miri’ to ‘Mishing’. • “Assam Mala: Simplification of land provision” has been approved for direct purchasing of land.
- Micro Financial Institutions to be under the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).