The State cabinet approved the establishment of the 10th Assam Police battalion at Sonapure near Guwahati at a cost of ₹260 crore, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
The meeting, held on Sunday (September 21, 2025), also approved a 20% bonus to workers of tea gardens under the Assam Tea Corporation on the occasion of Durga Puja, Sarma told reporters in Guwahati.
Besides, the cabinet cleared the setting up of question papers of the Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination (CCE) to be conducted by the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) in both English and Assamese languages, to remove the language barrier for candidates, especially from rural and vernacular backgrounds, he said.
The questions under the ‘Comprehension’ part of the General Studies Paper-II, however, will be set only in English.
The Council of ministers also approved the decision to entrust the operation of a 5,000-capacity ‘Jyoti Bishnu Auditorium’ at Guwahati to the Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra Society, the CM said.
