Guwahati, Nov 26: The Assam Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday approved a series of key decisions, including the long-awaited report on granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six major communities of the state.

The Cabinet cleared the Group of Ministers’ (GoM) report on the proposal to accord ST status to the Tai Ahom, Chutia, Moran, Motok, Koch-Rajbongshi and Tea Tribes (Adivasis). The report will now be tabled in the Assam Legislative Assembly before being forwarded to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. The three-member GoM was headed by Education Minister Dr. Ranoj Pegu, with Ministers Pijush Hazarika and Keshab Mahanta as members.

In a significant cultural initiative, the Cabinet also approved the transfer and modification of three bighas of land at the Government Muga Farm in Khanapara for the Cultural Affairs Department to establish a state-of-the-art museum. Supported by JSW I&P Holdings Pvt. Ltd., the museum will showcase Assam’s rich textile heritage, including the Vrindavani Vastra, which will be brought on loan from the British Museum in London.

Additionally, the Cabinet approved the Assam Survey and Settlement Training Centre Teachers’ Service Rules, 2025, aimed at regulating recruitment, service conditions, and career progression of faculty at the Assam Survey & Settlement Training Centre (ASSTC) in Dakhingaon, Guwahati.

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