Assam Cabinet fixes bond penalty at Rs 30 lakh for 1-year rural service by medical graduates, approves reservation of 3 MBBS seats for Bhutanese students

The cabinet also decided to fix Rs 30 lakh as compensation to the state government for non-compliance with the bond for one year of rural service by graduates of all medical colleges of the state.

The amended rules will enable the controlling authority to verify the details of private security agencies and to utilise electronic databases of crime and criminals for verification of antecedents of the applicants, he added.

The cabinet also decided that 35,755 students, comprising 30,209 girls with marks above 60 per cent and 5,566 boys with more than 75 per cent marks, who have passed the higher secondary examinations will be provided with scooters on November 30.

A total of 27,183 students who have secured 75 per cent and above in the High School Leaving Examinations will be given Rs 15,000 each on November 29.

The cabinet also fixed the forest royalty at 0.6 per cent of the total project cost when utilising minor minerals in a public water supply scheme under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), Baruah said.

The proposed standardised rate of forest royalty will ensure ease of royalty calculation and payment, besides ensuring timely progress of JJM projects, he added.