Assam Cabinet decides to allot lands to projects, institutions under Mission Basundhara 3.0

Amendments to Panchayat Rules, Moran & Matak Autonomous Council Acts approved

Staff Reporter

Guwahati: The state cabinet, in a meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday, took several decisions, including the allotment of government land for infrastructure projects and land settlement in favour of educational, religious, and socio-cultural institutions.

After the cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Dr Sarma announced that the State Cabinet has approved the allotment of government land in favour of 942 infrastructure projects of various state government departments in urban areas across 11 districts under Mission Basundhara 3.0.  The number of projects for the districts is as follows: Kamrup 3, Nalbari 14, Barpeta 170, Bongaigaon 152, Tinsukia 21, Sonitpur 10, Lakhimpur 175, Dhemaji 207, Biswanath 29, Bajali 21, and Dhubri 140.

The CM also announced that the State Cabinet has approved the allotment of government land to be followed by settlement in favour of 1,977 non-government educational, religious, and socio-cultural institutions across 12 districts under Mission Basundhara 3.0. The number of such institutions in different districts is as follows: Goalpara 122, Kamrup 183, Charaideo 242, Tinsukia 252, Dibrugarh 43, Hailakandi 4, Biswanath 261, Bajali 6, Nalbari 233, Barpeta 296, Dhemaji 182, and Lakhimpur 153.

The state Cabinet today approved the amendment of certain provisions of the Assam Panchayat (Constitution) Rules, 1995.

It is proposed that the reservation of the offices of President/Vice President of Zilla Parishad for SC, ST and women members will be by way of lottery and rotation after excluding the Zilla Parishad in which the office of the President/Vice President has already been reserved for SC and ST by way of lottery and rotation. The process of the lottery will be conducted in a public and open manner in the presence of representatives from political parties, administrative officials and all stakeholders concerned. This will bring equitable opportunity for all the Zilla Parishad constituencies having Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes representation.

Moreover, the State Cabinet approved the Moran Autonomous Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, to amend the Preamble and key provisions of the Moran Autonomous Council Act, 2020, for effective governance and uplift of the Moran community.

Also, the State Cabinet today approved the Matak Autonomous Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, to amend the Matak Autonomous Council Act, 2020, for the development of the Matak community.

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