The Assam Government under the Dr Banikanta Kakati
Award scheme will provide scooters to 35,775 meritorious students on November
30 who passed the Class 12 examination successfully, according to decision
taken by the Assam cabinet.
As many as 5,566 boys, who secured 75 per cent and
above, and 30,209 girls, who secured 60 per cent and above in the Class 12
examination conducted by Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) will
get scooters under the scheme and the decision was taken in the State cabinet
meeting held in Guwahati under chairmanship of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa
Sarma on Wednesday.
Announcing the cabinet decisions, Assam Tourism
Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said, “The State Government will provide scooters
to 35,775 meritorious students, who passed the Class 12 examination and the
scooters distribution programme will be held on November 30.
Apart from this, 27183 students who have secured 75
per cent and above in the HSLC examination conducted by SEBA are to be given ₹
15,000 under the Anundoram Borooah Award scheme on November 29.”
The State cabinet also decided that three additional
MBBS seats would be reserved for the Royal Government of Bhutan, two seats at
Nalbari Medical College and one seat at FAAMC, Barpeta.
The State cabinet approved the Assam Private Security
Agencies Rules, 2023 in supersession of the Assam Private Security Agencies
Rules, 2008.
PTI
