A female elephant and her calf were killed after being hit by the Rajdhani Express near Kharikatia railway station in Assam’s Jorhat district, officials said on Monday. Jorhat:  A female elephant and her calf were killed after being hit by the Rajdhani Express near Kharikatia railway station in Assam’s Jorhat... The post appeared first on .

Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 12 (ANI): The Assam government on Tuesday distributed the appointment letters to 280 specially-abled candidates for the post of regular teachers in different schools of various districts under the Directorate of Elementary Education in Assam.

Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 17 (ANI): Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu on Thursday said that the state government is committed to appointing at least 20,000 teachers in the state by May 10 this year.

Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 11 (ANI): Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said on Friday that the government has decided to introduce four tribal languages namely, Mising, Rabha, Tiwa and Deori as a medium of instruction from classes one to five.

Guwahati Dec 22 PTI The Assam government on Wednesday said that the jobs of all government employees working under the Assam Tribal Development Authority ATDA which is being sought to be closed down are secure and they will enjoy all financial and other protections Replying to a discussion during consideration of The Assam Tribal Development Authority Repeal Bill 2021 in the state Assembly Minister for Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes WPTBC Ranoj Pegu said We will ensure full financial and other protection of the employees working in the ATDA The employees are being shifted to openings in other offices and they will face no problems he added Pegu also dismissed apprehension voiced by Opposition MLAs regarding denial of benefits of tribal people living outside autonomous areas He said We have various agencies for implementing welfare schemes meant for the tribes at different levels No deserving person will be deprived or face any harassment During the discussion Opposition MLAs Bharat Chandra Narah Congress Durga Das Boro Bodoland Peoples Front and Akhil Gogoi Independent had raised concern over the fate of the employees of ATDA once it is closed down following the passing of the repeal bill The Bill was later passed by a voice vote The repeal of the principal act ATDA Act of 1983 was done as the area under the scope of development in the plain tribal areas by the ATDA has substantially reduced due to the establishment of various autonomous councils Bodoland Territorial Council development councils etc The directorate of WPTBC in conjunction with the sub-divisional development boards for ST is also implementing schemes similar in the area of jurisdiction of the ATDA further decreasing the need for a parallel agency to be run for the same purpose thus leading to the repeal act The Assembly also passed two amendment bills moved by Pegu to increase the number of seats in the autonomous councils for Deori and Sonowal Kachari communitiesWith the passage of The Deori Autonomous Council Amendment Bill 2021 the number of constituencies for elected members to the Deori Autonomous Council will rise from the existing 18 to 22 and government nominated members will increase from two to four The Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council Amendment Bill 2021 will lead to an increase in the constituencies of elected members from the existing 26 to 32 membersThe amendments were proposed in both cases to give due representation to the people of villages predominantly inhabited by Deori Sonowal Kachari and other Schedule Tribes and to meet peoples aspirations for development The WPTBC minister also moved The Assam Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Reservation of Posts in Services Amendment Bill 2021 which was also passed by a voice vote It will allow each establishment to prepare and notify the Roster for each cadre equivalent to the number of posts with the approval of the senior-most secretary of the department concerned The Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva Viswavidyalaya Amendment Bill 2021 moved by Pegu in his capacity as the Education Minister was also passed in the House which authorises the varsity to set up constituent units in select parts of the statePTI SSGRG RG