Assam cabinet approves amendment to Assam Land Policy

Guwahati, Jul 10 (PTI) The Assam cabinet on Friday approved an amendment to a policy to redefine eligibility of 'landless person' for settlement of government land, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. According to the amendment, only those people whose families have resided in Assam for at least three generations will be eligible to be categorised as ''landless persons'' for government land allotment, the chief minister said in a post on X. People who migrated to Assam prior to March 24, 1971 as refugees were, however, exempted from this condition, provided they produced valid documentary evidence. The cabinet also approved revalidation of administrative approval of Rs 474.25 crore for construction of 4-lane flyover at Mission Chariali for easing connectivity in Tezpur. The Council of Ministers has approved reconstitution of Assam State Higher Education Council (ASHEC), Sarma said. The cabinet approved the permanent retention of posts created under Assam Venture Educational Institution (Provincialisation of Services) Act, 2011 and as amended in 2013 as a boost to educational manpower, the CM added. PTI DG NN