Assam government to provide free scooters, 3.78 lakh bicycles to students
₹167 crore for the distribution of bicycles among 3.78 lakh students of Class 9, studying in government and provincialised schools, news agency PTI reported quoting Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla Barua. The cut-off marks of higher secondary examinations for both girls and boys will be 75% and above from the next year, Barua said.
The chief minister said the cabinet decision will be a landmark intervention to improve educational outcomes and provide wings to the aspirations of students in the state. "Today’s decision by our Cabinet will be a landmark intervention to improve educational outcomes and provide wings to the aspirations of our students," the chief minister tweeted.
The Cabinet also approved a proposal to increase the reservation of seats for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and More Other Backward Classes (MOBCs) in professional courses under the Assam Agricultural University from 15% to 27%, Baruah said. It was also decided to reserve seats for allocation to six communities - Tai Ahom, Chutia, Moran, Matak, Koch Rajbongshi and Tea tribes - within 27% OBC/MOBC reservation in training courses in 24 government General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) institutes, 18 Auxiliary Nursing Midwifery (ANM) schools and three B.Sc nursing schools, the minister said.
The Cabinet also approved the draft of the amended Assam Food Security Rules, 2022 under the National Food Security Act, 2013. The proposed amendment provides for the enhancement of income criteria from the existing ₹2.5 lakh to ₹4 lakh to enable more deserving families to apply for new ration cards under the NFSA.
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