Assam Cabinet Approves Rs 200 Crore For Healthcare, Rs 108.81 Crore For Free College Admissions

Guwahati, November 11: The Assam government has approved major financial allocations for healthcare and education, with the state cabinet sanctioning Rs 200 crore for the continuation of the Ayushman Asom Yojana and Rs 108.81 crore for free college admissions under the Pragyan Bharati Scheme.

The decisions were taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The Rs 200-crore allocation will ensure uninterrupted healthcare coverage for more than 40 lakh families under the Ayushman Asom Yojana.

Under the Pragyan Bharati Scheme, the Rs 108.81-crore allocation will facilitate free admission for over 1.5 lakh first-year undergraduate students in the 2026-27 academic session.

The cabinet also approved an increase in ex-gratia assistance for families of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) employees in the event of death, raising the amount from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7.5 lakh.

Other decisions include procuring school teaching-learning materials through IIT Guwahati’s Research Park to promote interactive learning and integrating Krishna Kanta Handiqui Government Sanskrit College in Guwahati with Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University in Nalbari to strengthen Sanskrit education.