Short Update
Assam clears ₹200 crore for Ayushman Asom, raises ex-gratia
Assam Cabinet has cleared ₹200 crore as its share for Mukhyamantri Ayushman Asom Yojana, continuing healthcare cover for over 40 lakh families.
Cabinet also raised one-time death ex-gratia for Samagra Shiksha staff from ₹5 lakh to ₹7.5 lakh. It applies when officials, workers or teachers die in service. The increase had been signalled in the budget.
For 2026-27, ₹108.81 crore was sanctioned under Pragyan Bharati Scheme to reimburse colleges for admission fee waivers. The waiver is for students in certain income groups and will support over 1.5 lakh first-year undergraduate students.