Starting next financial year, the state government in the Budget document proposed to increase the subsidy from Rs 7 to Rs 10 per kg. For 2023-24, when the state is celebrating the 200 years of its tea industry, the incentive would, however, be Rs 12 per kg.
Assam government on Wednesday announced a cash reward of Rs 50 lakh for pugilist Lovlina Borgohain for winning India a gold medal at the recent World Boxing Championships.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress over its ongoing protests against the conviction of Rahul Gandhi by a Surat court, eventually leading to his disqualification from the Lok Sabha.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday said that the official talks with Assam on the remaining six areas of boundary differences will begin sometime in later part of April or May this year.
"As we observe 'A Day dedicated to Development', I inaugurated and laid the foundation for 23 projects worth Rs 545 crore at Rangia today," Sarma said.
The Assam government will observe the birthday of Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma on March 31 as the Students' Day in the state, State Education Minister Dr Ranoj Pegu said on Sunday.
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday inaugurated the newly built Labour Commissioner Office known as Shram Bhawan at a programme held at Gopinath Nagar, Guwahati.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Dr. Sarma said that setting up a corporate office by a global firm like Surbana Jurong is an important incident. He expressed hope that the corporate office in Guwahati will turn out to be an important center for the entire North East.
In a further push to intra-state air connectivity, the Assam government inked a Memorandum of Understanding with Big Charter Private Limited ( or Flybig).