5 Muslim Communities Get ‘Indigenous’ Status In Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Assam Cabinet also took several decisions about the scrapping of old vehicles, exempting ex-servicemen and their widows from paying property tax.

Dispur: Assam cabinet on Tuesday approved the identification of five Assamese Muslim sub-groups – Gorias, Moriya’s, Jolhas, Deshi’s, and Syeds – as indigenous Assamese Muslim communities, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed through a tweet.

The tweet said, “At our weekly Assam Cabinet, we took several decisions about the scrapping of old vehicles, identification of 5 indigenous Muslim groups, exempting ex-servicemen & their widows from paying property tax, boosting renewable energy, and improving data access, etc.”

The tweet further said The move will ensure their development in health, cultural identity, education, financial inclusion, skill development, and women empowerment.

At our weekly , we took several decisions pertaining to scrapping of old vehicles, identification of 5 indigenous Muslim groups, exempting ex-servicemen & their widows from paying property tax, boost to renewable energy, improving data access, etc. pic.twitter.com/3a56XLQfd7

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 5, 2022

The Assam Cabinet also took several decisions about the scrapping of old vehicles, exempting ex-servicemen and their widows from paying property tax, boosting renewable energy, improving data access, etc.

The Assam Cabinet decided to exempt ex-servicemen and their widows from paying property tax as a gesture of gratitude for their service to the nation.

Bills to amend the Assam Municipal Act, 1956 and Guwahati Municipal Corporation Act, 1969 will be tabled in the state assembly to exempt ex-servicemen/widows from paying property tax as a gratitude for their service to the nation, Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said while interacting with the media after the meeting.

The cabinet also approved the collaboration between the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) under SIDBI and the Assam government for providing additional guarantee coverage for loans given by lending institutions to Micro and Small units in Assam and the creation of a Corpus Fund of ₹ 100 crores with 80 percent from CGTMSE and 20 percent from Assam government.

Assam Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) Ltd to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with SIDBI was also approved by the Assam cabinet.

The creation of a venture capital fund worth ₹ 200 crores via an MOU to be signed between SIDBI and AIDC Limited was approved by the cabinet.

A decision to pay a one-time scholarship of ₹ 16,000 to each student who has passed the state Class 10 board examination in the first division was also approved in the cabinet.

The cabinet also approved Assam State Data Policy 2022 to improve data access, data use and ensure efficient delivery of services.

An approval to The Assam Renewable Energy Policy, 2022  to create an ecosystem to propel the growth of Renewable Energy in the power sector and which aims to install an aggregate of 1,200 MW within five years was also decided in the cabinet.

The cabinet also approved the Vehicle Scrappage Policy of Assam, 2022 to ensure proper dismantling and scrapping of end-of-life vehicles to reduce vehicular pollution by phasing out unfit and polluting vehicles.

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