The Assam cabinet on Thursday decided to exempt members of the Tea Tribe, Moran, Motok and Scheduled Tribe communities from the provision of restricting the number of children to two under the State Population Policy.
The Assam Cabinet approved the introduction of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) as an option under the National Pension System for the employees of the Government of Assam who come under NPS on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted the unique relationship between the Moran community and Hoolock Gibbons, India's only ape, in Barekuri village of Assam's Tinsukia district.