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GUWAHATI: The State Cabinet today sanctioned Rs 375 crore to participate in the bidding for taking over all assets, plant technical area, township area along with Nagaon Paper Mill, Cachar Paper Mill and the leasehold land of HPC (Hindustan Paper Corporation) at Haflong.
Talking to the media, State Government spokesperson and IPR Minister Pijush Hazarika said, "The Department of Industries of the State Government is the only bidder for the HPC assets in the state. The Cabinet decision will benefit around 1,100 families of paper mill employees. We will clear the Rs 400-crore dues of the paper mill employees within three months. The government will provide employment avenues to around 100 paper mill employees, who are still employable, in the government and public sector companies."
The Cabinet also approved the scrapping of redundant Acts. The Acts in the pipeline for repeal are the Assam Classical Institution (Sanskrit and Pali Prakrits) Provincialized Act, 1996; the Assam State Higher Education Council Act, 2017; the Assam Venture Sanskrit and Pali Educational Institution (Provincialization of Services) Act, 2012; and the Assam Aid to Industries (Small and Cottage) Act, 1955.
The Cabinet also approved two bills – the Assam Famine Relief and Insurance Fund (Repealing) Bill, 2022 and the Assam Consolidation of Holdings (Repealing) Bill, 2022. The Cabinet also approved the amendment of Rule 9(1) (iv) and Rule 9(2)(i) of Assam Direct Recruitment for Class III and Class IV Analogous Posts Rules, 2022.
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