Assam Government to distribute scooters to nearly 36,000 meritorious students

35,800 students, out of the total, 29,748 are girls who secured first division and 6,052 boys who secured 75 per cent marks.

The government of Assam has decided to distribute scooters among nearly 36,000 meritorious students, mostly girls, who have passed this year's higher secondary examinations. The state cabinet approved the proposal for implementing the programme at a cost of INR 258.9 crore, according to the statement shared by Education Minister Ranoj Pegu after attending a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

35,800 students, out of the total, 29,748 are girls who secured first division and 6,052 boys who secured 75 per cent marks. These students will get the scooters. The Department of Higher Education will also provide financial assistance for registration and insurance to the students, he added.

The minister stated that the decision to hike the monthly remuneration of assistant professors working for fixed pay in provincialised colleges to INR 55,000 was also taken by Cabinet, the minister said.

The cabinet decided on the guidelines for issuing certificates to hill tribes in plains and plain tribes in hills, Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said.

The caste certificates will be issued by the deputy commissioners under 'Mission Bhumiputra' to help them avail economic, educational and employment benefits provided by the state government, he said. To boost tourism, it was also decided that a hotel will be developed in Kaziranga by the Hyatt Group, Baruah said.

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