The Assam Cabinet has approved a year-long celebration to mark the 100th birth anniversary of Golap Borbora, the state's first non-Congress Chief Minister, beginning August 29, 2025.
In a landmark decision, the Assam Cabinet has approved issuing Permanent Resident Certificates (PRCs) to members of the Moran community living in Arunachal Pradesh. This move aims to address their long-standing exclusion from government benefits due to Arunachal Pradesh’s technical challenges in granting them PRCs.
Announcing the decision after the cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma emphasized that under the new amendment, private universities must maintain religious neutrality and are strictly prohibited from engaging in religious conversions.
The Assam Cabinet today approved proposals for the establishment of two new private universities in the state, aiming to enhance higher education infrastructure and skill development.
In a landmark decision, the Assam Cabinet has announced that the new Electronics City coming up in Jagiroad, Assam, will be named after Tata Group's Chairman Emeritus, the late Ratan Tata.
The Assam government has ordered an investigation into Elizabeth Colburn, the British wife of Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, over her alleged association with a Pakistani official.
In the wake of the devastating Umrongso mine tragedy, which claimed the lives of four individuals and left five others missing, the Assam Cabinet has announced a series of decisive measures to provide relief to affected families, investigate the incident, and prevent similar disasters in the future.
In a significant political development, four new ministers — Prasanta Phukon, Rupesh Goala, Kaushik Rai, and Krishnendu Paul — were sworn into the Assam cabinet on Saturday.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to expand and reshuffle his cabinet on December 7, ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. The reshuffle will see the inclusion of four new ministers while one incumbent minister will be dropped, marking a strategic shift in the BJP’s approach to governance in the state.
