GUWAHATI — Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday asserted that
the state government has been taking several initiatives to uplift the
education sector while working in synchronisation with all stakeholders.
He said that the government has been working towards
building state-of-the-art schools across the state that will bring a massive
change in education.
“These schools will be established in each of the Assembly
constituencies in the state with some constituencies will get more than one
such school with all modern facilities," CM Sarma added.
Earlier on Sunday, CM Sarma announced that the state
government is set to roll back the new pension schemes. Instead, the Central
government's Unified Pension Scheme will be implemented for the employees from
April this year.
During his Republic Day speech in Dibrugarh on Monday, the
Chief Minister said, "There has been displeasure among the state
government employees on the New Pension Scheme (NPS). The state government has
decided to abolish the NPS in Assam and Unified Pension Scheme will come into
effect from April month. This will ensure that once an employee completes 25
years of government service, the person is entitled to get 50 per cent of last
drawn salary along with 50 per cent of Dearness Allowance as pension after
retirement."
He also said that the recruitment process of some employees
started in 2005 that is before the New Pension Scheme was introduced in the
country; however, for some reason, they could not be enrolled in the Old
Pension Scheme (OPS).
According to the Chief Minister, these employees will now be
shifted to OPS.
Meanwhile, CM Sarma also mentioned that three towns in the
state are to be developed as cities while Dibrugarh will be made the second
capital of the state with the establishment of a new Assembly complex there in
the next two years.
He said, "We are developing infrastructure to turn
three towns into cities -- Dibrugarh, Tezpur, and Silchar. Dibrugarh will have
an Assembly complex by 2027 and will be Assam's second Capital."
