Assam Finance, Health and PWD minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Monday made a slew of announcements, including the government’s decision to relax the upper age limit for candidates applying for third and fourth grade government jobs in Assam to 44 years along with doing away with application fees for these two sections of job applicants.
3/ In my Budget speech I had also announced that entry age for grade 3 and 4 posts will be increased from existing 38 to 44 years. I am pleased to share that the Personnel Department has issued notification for such relaxation except for police Constable post
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 21, 2018
2/ Also happy to announce that as per my Budget announcement, starting today we are abolishing treasury challans for appearing in Grade 3 & 4 posts in Assam Government. It means that unemployed youth are not required to pay any fee for appearing for such posts
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 21, 2018
The Assam Finance and Health Minister further announced the government’s decision to hike the salaries of contractual teachers from the existing Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000.
4/ It is also heartening to share that as per my promise in my Budget speech the salary of contractual teachers in our secondary schools would be increased from ₹ 15000 to ₹ 20000. This will benefit almost 7000 teachers.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 21, 2018
#BREAKING : Salaries of contractual teachers to be hiked from the existing Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000/month: #Assam Finance Minister @himantabiswa pic.twitter.com/cOJoakC6gf
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Sarma also announced that foundation stone of the 19 cancer hospitals will be laid on June 17 and that Tata group chairman Ratan Tata will be attending the foundation-stone-laying ceremony. The Assam government and Tata Trust, incidentally, have floated a joint-venture called the Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF) with a corpus of Rs 2000 crore to set up 19 cancer care hospital in the State.
#BREAKING : Foundation stones for 19 cancer hospitals in #Assam to be laid on June 17, Ratan Tata to attend foundation-stone-laying ceremony: #Assam Finance & Health Minister @himantabiswa pic.twitter.com/e5PxlXWRix
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He also announced that the central government as well as the Dental Council of India have approved the Health department’s proposal to set up two new dental colleges in Assam. Two new dental colleges, the Assam Health Minister said, will be built in Dibrugarh and Silchar. The intake capacity of students will be fifty in each of the new institutions for the 2018-19 academic year.
1/ Glad to announce that Govt of India & Dental Council of India approved our proposal to establish 2 new dental colleges in Dibrugarh & Silchar, #Assam for starting BDS Course with 50 admissions each for academic session 2018-19. This shall fulfil the need of specialist dentists
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 21, 2018
#BREAKING : Two new dental colleges to be set up in #Assam, 50 students intake capacity in each college: #Assam Finance & Health Minister @himantabiswa pic.twitter.com/BThCiptIMU
— NEWS LIVE (@NewsLiveGhy) May 21, 2018
The Assam Health Minister further said that over Rs 3.40 crore has been disbursed among 1,120 beneficiaries under the Atal Amrit Abhiyan in past one month.
#BREAKING : Over Rs 3.40 crore disbursed among 1,120 beneficiaries under Atal Amrit Abhiyan in past 1 month: #Assam Finance & Health Minister @himantabiswa pic.twitter.com/eUok8n8GXf
— NEWS LIVE (@NewsLiveGhy) May 21, 2018
