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 affiliate official language in 4 districts of the State.
It accredited the Assam Official Language (Amendment) Bill, 2024 which seeks to recognise Manipuri as an affiliate 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 mentioned that the choice taken at a late-night Cabinet assembly chaired by him was within the curiosity of defending, preserving and selling the cultural, social, and linguistic identification and heritage of the Manipuri individuals residing in Assam.
To shield the pursuits of the tribal communities, and according to 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 within the foundational stage of faculty training.
The resolution will profit college students of the tribal communities by enabling them to check their languages on the college degree, based on the checklist of the Cabinet selections posted by the Chief Minister on X.
To shield the land rights of indigenous communities, individuals of Ahom, Koch Rajbongshi and Gorkha communities, who’ve been occupying land previous to 2011, will probably be included within the checklist of protected lessons of individuals in Balipara tribal belt.
The Cabinet additionally accredited the rules for the Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan (Urban) which will probably be applied by Assam State Urban Livelihood Mission Society in three phases for promotion of girls self-help teams (SHGs) members as city ladies entrepreneurs.
The Council of Ministers additionally accredited the sanction of ₹1,000 crore for Mega Mission Society-Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana out of the overall allotted Budget for the 12 months 2023-24 to help rural ladies entrepreneurs and enhance the agricultural financial 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 mentioned.
The Cabinet additionally determined to approve the sanction of ₹274 crore for infrastructure initiatives 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 present divisions and subdivisions of the Public Works Department (PWD) according to the Election Commission of India’s notification for delimitation of meeting constituencies within the State to facilitate efficient administrative and technical administration of the division’s flagship initiatives.
The Cabinet determined to boost a mortgage quantity of ₹59.27 crore from the National Housing Bank (NHB) for initiatives 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 make sure environment friendly implementation of ‘Atmanirbhar‘ initiatives.
Source: www.thehindu.com
