Overview

• Shradhanjali scheme approved to coordinate return of deceased low-income migrant workers from other states, with Assam Police’s Special Branch acting as nodal agency from October 1, 2025.
• Transgender community declared Socially and Educationally Backward Classes to extend educational and social welfare benefits under SEBC status.
• Urpad Beel and Hasila Beel in Goalpara district notified as Proposed Reserve Forests under the Assam Forest Regulation, 1891 to safeguard biodiversity.
• Hinduja Renewables secured land for a Rs 5,400 crore, 900 MW pumped storage project and the Rs 3,000 crore Assam Industrial and Green Growth Fund anchored with Rs 500 crore was established to back green energy and startups.
• State government will double the state share of Cook-cum-Helper honorariums under PM POSHAN from Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 per month, raising total pay to Rs 2,000 from October 2025.