Assam
Assam raises October Orunodoi payment to Rs 1,500 for Durga Puja
Women under the Orunodoi scheme will get Rs 1,500 for October instead of Rs 1,250, among several decisions taken on 24 September.
By Editorial Desk ยท 24 September 2026
The Assam Cabinet met under Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati on 24 September 2026 and approved a festive increase in the Orunodoi payment. Beneficiaries will receive Rs 1,500 for October instead of the usual Rs 1,250.
Workers and employees of tea gardens run by the Assam Tea Corporation Limited will get a 20 per cent bonus. The Cabinet also declared 17 October a Durga Puja holiday, in addition to four puja holidays already notified. For October, families under the National Food Security Act will get sugar at Rs 30, and masur dal and sugar together for Rs 100.
Wetlands and industry
The Cabinet cleared the SWIFT wetland project worth Rs 796.88 crore, which will restore at least 102 neglected community beels. An Asian Development Bank loan will cover Rs 637.504 crore and the state the remaining Rs 159.376 crore. JK Lakshmi Cement plans to invest Rs 11,000 crore in a clinker unit and four grinding units, creating about 2,000 direct jobs.
Land was allotted for a College of Agriculture at Patharkandi in Sribhumi district and for an industrial estate in Kamrup district. The Cabinet also noted that elections to the Mising and Sonowal Kachari autonomous councils will be held in November.
Source: Asianet Newsable
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