Assam govt plans to bring new legislation for 2-child policy in next budget session
3 years, 6 months ago

Assam govt plans to bring new legislation for 2-child policy in next budget session

India Today  

The Assam government has planned to bring new legislation for a two-child policy in the next Assembly budget session which will start from July 12. According to reports, the new legislation for the two-child policy will be criteria to get government jobs and to avail benefits from state- Assam Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Pijush Hazarika, said the state government is working on the legislation to find out ways to implement the two-child policy on government jobs, government welfare schemes, etc. The population policy has already started in the state and it was implemented in panchayat elections during the tenure of the last Assam government. The Assam government has already implemented the two-child norms policy in the panchayat and other local bodies’ elections under which anyone with more than two children can’t be elected or nominated.

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Assam Assembly passes bills to reserve 50% seats in municipalities for women
3 years ago

Assam Assembly passes bills to reserve 50% seats in municipalities for women

India TV News  

Highlights Assam Assembly on Thursday passed 2 bills to reserve 50 per cent seats for women Such seats will be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in municipality every 10 yrs The reservation is done as per the amendment to the Assam Municipal Act, 1956 The Assam Assembly on Thursday passed two bills to reserve 50 per cent seats for …

Assam links government scheme benefits to COVID-19 vaccine
3 years, 1 month ago

Assam links government scheme benefits to COVID-19 vaccine

The Hindu  

The Assam government has decided to link welfare schemes to the COVID-19 vaccination status of the beneficiaries. Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said anyone not vaccinated with both doses will be deprived of the benefits of all state government schemes. The Minister also said the government has set the goal to vaccinate 3 crore people aged 18 years and above. Munindra …

Assam govt to vaccinate all teachers by Sept 5, brings 12 lakh additional doses
3 years, 4 months ago

Assam govt to vaccinate all teachers by Sept 5, brings 12 lakh additional doses

India Today  

The Assam government has decided to vaccinate all teachers in the state by September 5 to combat the surge in Covid-19 cases in the Northeast. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that for this purpose the state government has brought 12 lakh additional Covid-19 vaccine doses from the Centre. We have brought 12 lakh additional Covid-19 vaccines from the …

Assam Budget 2021-2022: Employment for youths, assistance to Covid affected families and more
3 years, 5 months ago

Assam Budget 2021-2022: Employment for youths, assistance to Covid affected families and more

India Today  

Assam Finance Minister Ajanta Neog on Friday presented Rs 566-crore deficit state Budget for 2021-2022 in the Assembly. Read | Only 6.30% of Assam population fully vaccinated, critical shortage of vaccines cripples drive She said, “This budget is a reflection of poll-promises made by the Bharatiya Janata Party like assisting distressed women microfinance borrowers, employment to one lakh youths, relief …

Two-child policy on anvil in Uttar Pradesh, Assam: What have they proposed
3 years, 5 months ago

Two-child policy on anvil in Uttar Pradesh, Assam: What have they proposed

Live Mint  

Governments in Assam and Uttar Pradesh have proposed laws to enforce two-child policies in their respective states. They will be able to avail all government welfare schemes," said Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission chairman Aditya Nath Mittal. There will be some big announcements in the Budget session regarding voluntary sterilisation and population control measures," Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma …

Two-child policy a Congress concept, Himanta Biswa Sarma can't take credit: Assam Congress chief
3 years, 5 months ago

Two-child policy a Congress concept, Himanta Biswa Sarma can't take credit: Assam Congress chief

India Today  

The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee on Tuesday hit out at Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the proposed population policy and said ‘Hum Do Humare Do’ was a concept of the Congress-led government to control the population. "Himanta Biswa Sarma can’t take credit for it," said Ripun Bora, APCC chief and Rajya Sabha MP. Himanta Biswa Sarma had last month …

Assam govt directs all departments to ascertain Covid-19 vaccination of frontline workers before releasing monthly salary
3 years, 6 months ago

Assam govt directs all departments to ascertain Covid-19 vaccination of frontline workers before releasing monthly salary

India Today  

Assam government on Wednesday issued an order and directed all departmental heads to ascertain the Covid-19 vaccination of the frontline government servants before releasing their monthly salary. In an order issued by Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua said that it has been observed that many frontline government servants including contractual and fixed pay, have not yet taken the Covid-19 vaccine, …

Assam to gradually implement two-child policy for availing govt benefits: CM
3 years, 6 months ago

Assam to gradually implement two-child policy for availing govt benefits: CM

Live Mint  

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the Assam government will gradually implement a two-child policy for availing benefits under specific schemes funded by the state. The proposed population control policy will, however, not be applicable in all the schemes in Assam immediately as many of the benefits are offered by the central government, Sarma said at a press …

Assam to soon implement two-child policy to avail govt schemes: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
3 years, 6 months ago

Assam to soon implement two-child policy to avail govt schemes: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

India Today  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced that his government will gradually implement a two-child policy for availing benefits under specific schemes funded by the state. The population norms will not be applicable to tea gardens, SC, ST communities, but will be imposed on all others availing benefits from the government in future because the population policy has …

Assam to gradually implement two-child norm for availing benefits under some schemes: CM
3 years, 6 months ago

Assam to gradually implement two-child norm for availing benefits under some schemes: CM

India TV News  

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the Assam government will gradually implement a two-child policy for availing benefits under specific schemes funded by the state. The proposed population control policy will, however, not be applicable in all the schemes in Assam immediately as many of the benefits are offered by the central government, Sarma said at a press …

Assam to apply population norms to government schemes
3 years, 6 months ago

Assam to apply population norms to government schemes

The Hindu  

The Assam government has decided to apply “population norms” in all government schemes. “Whether it is a waiver of loans or government schemes, we are going to implement the population norms in the near future.” The number of children per woman or family would be kept on the higher side but would gradually be brought down, he said. The State …

Aim at vaccinating 3 lakh people daily from Monday: Assam CM
3 years, 6 months ago

Aim at vaccinating 3 lakh people daily from Monday: Assam CM

India TV News  

The Assam government has set a target of administering COVID-19 vaccines to three lakh people daily from Monday for the next 10 days, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. "If we can meet the target of inoculating at least 2.80 lakh to 3 lakh people daily for the next 10 days, the central government will ensure that we …

Assam govt aims to administer 3 lakh Covid-19 vaccines daily from Monday
3 years, 6 months ago

Assam govt aims to administer 3 lakh Covid-19 vaccines daily from Monday

India Today  

The Assam government has set a target of administering 3 lakh Covid-19 vaccines daily from June 21 to June 30. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma directed all guardian ministers and secretaries to visit their respective districts and ensure increased vaccination rates there. From June 21, we shall be targeting three lakh vaccinations daily till June 30," Himanta Biswa Sarma …

Assam govt to provide financial aid for children orphaned due to COVID-19
3 years, 6 months ago

Assam govt to provide financial aid for children orphaned due to COVID-19

India TV News  

Assam Chief Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said his government will be providing Rs 3,500 per month to the guardian of every child orphaned due to COVID-19 in the state, for their education and skill development. Sarma, while addressing a press conference here, also said that the ones who have no extended family will be sent to residential schools or …

Covid-19 Vaccination Drive for 18-44 Age Group Fails to Take off in Assam
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 Vaccination Drive for 18-44 Age Group Fails to Take off in Assam

News 18  

The Assam government could not rollout the third phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive for people in the 18-44 age group on Saturday due to non-receipt of vaccine supply from the Centre, a top NHM official said here. The process for the third phase of vaccination, as part of the nationwide drive to inoculate younger people, “will commence from the …

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